noun🔗ShareGalleta(rare in the US) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm: a cookie."For breakfast, my grandmother baked a batch of biscuits, some crisp and others soft. "Para el desayuno, mi abuela horneó un lote de galletas, algunas crujientes y otras blandas.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGalleta, panecilloA small, usually soft and flaky bread, generally made with baking soda, which is similar in texture to a scone but which is usually not sweet."For breakfast, my dad made a batch of biscuits. "Para el desayuno, mi padre hizo un lote de panecillos.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGalleta, crackerA cracker."cheese and biscuits"Queso y galletasfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGalleta de barcoThe "bread" formerly supplied to naval ships, which was made with very little water, kneaded into flat cakes and slowly baked, and which often became infested with weevils."The sailors complained that the hard biscuit, often riddled with weevils, was their only bread ration on the long voyage. "Los marineros se quejaron de que la dura galleta de barco, a menudo llena de gorgojos, era su única ración de pan en el largo viaje.foodnauticalhistorymilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGalleta, bizcochoA form of unglazed earthenware."The antique shop owner displayed a beautiful, light-brown biscuit. "El dueño de la tienda de antigüedades exhibió un hermoso bizcocho de color marrón claro.materialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColor galleta, marrón claroA light brown colour."The new paint job on the school bus gave it a nice biscuit color. "La nueva pintura del autobús escolar le dio un bonito color galleta.colorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGalleta de uniónA thin oval wafer of wood or other material inserted into mating slots on pieces of material to be joined to provide gluing surface and strength in shear."The carpenter used a biscuit to join the two pieces of wood together. "El carpintero usó una galleta de unión para unir las dos piezas de madera.materialtechnicalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTarjeta de lanzamiento nuclearA plastic card bearing the codes for authorizing a nuclear attack."The President always carries the biscuit, a safeguard against any potential threat to national security. "El Presidente siempre lleva la tarjeta de lanzamiento nuclear, una salvaguarda contra cualquier amenaza potencial a la seguridad nacional.militarypoliticsgovernmentweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePistola(hiphop) A handgun, especially a revolver."The rapper mentioned he wouldn't be going to school today because he had to handle a biscuit situation. "El rapero mencionó que no iría a la escuela hoy porque tenía que manejar una situación de pistola.weaponmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDisco(shuffleboard) A puck (hockey puck)."The shuffleboard player carefully aimed and hit the biscuit with their mallet. "El jugador de shuffleboard apuntó cuidadosamente y golpeó el disco con su mazo.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
