bích-cốt

Bữa sáng của tôi thường có bích-cốt và cà phê.

Definitions

1. Noun:
   • A type of dry, crisp, and often sweetened bread product, typically rectangular in shape and sliced: "bích-cốt" refers to a specific kind of biscuit or rusk, similar to a biscotte, that is baked until dry and crisp. It is often eaten for breakfast or as a snack, sometimes with butter, jam, or dipped in beverages.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bữa sáng của tôi thường có bích-cốt và cà phê. (My breakfast usually includes biscotte and coffee.)
  • Cô ấy mua một hộp bích-cốt ở siêu thị. (She bought a box of biscottes at the supermarket.)

Advanced Usage

• "bích-cốt nguyên cám": whole wheat biscotte.
  • Tôi thích ăn bích-cốt nguyên cám vì nó tốt cho sức khỏe hơn. (I prefer to eat whole wheat biscottes because they are healthier.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bánh quy giòn (n): crisp biscuit or cracker. This is a more general term for dry, crisp baked goods.
• Bánh mì nướng khô (n): dried toast or rusk. This phrase describes the process and result more literally.

Synonyms

• Biscotte (n): This is the direct loanword and synonym from French, identical in meaning.
• Rusk (n): A general English term for a hard, dry biscuit or twice-baked bread, similar in texture.

Related Phrases

• Ăn kèm với bích-cốt: to eat with biscotte.
  • Mứt cam ăn kèm với bích-cốt rất ngon. (Orange marmalade eaten with biscotte is very delicious.)

Related Idioms

Note: As "bích-cốt" is a specific food item, it does not commonly appear in Vietnamese idioms. Its usage is primarily literal.