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buttermilk biscuit

buttermilk biscuit

1 2.3
A soft, flaky small bread made with buttermilk and often eaten warm
  • noun
  • /ˈbʌtərˌmɪk ˈbɪskɪt/
  • US
translation icon : biscuit de suero de leche
  • The chef baked a fresh batch of buttermilk biscuits to accompany the dinner.
  • buttermilk biscuits with sausage
  • fresh buttermilk biscuit
  • buttermilk biscuits with pork

Examples

  • You so warm and fluffy like a buttermilk biscuit.

    House Party (1990)

  • I remembered the smell of buttermilk biscuits and sweet country ham.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Buttermilk biscuits.

    Almost Christmas (2016)

  • YASSSSS! In the name of Popeyes, Churches, and all buttermilk biscuits.

    Blog text (32)

  • LOL! You didn't just bless in the name of all buttermilk biscuits; at least you didn't say cornbread.

    Blog text (32)

  • Meanwhile, both a resident of the Mississippi Delta and someone from the hills of Appalachia would be quite comfortable eating the same lunch of pan-fried catfish and buttermilk biscuits.

    Blog text (34)

  • These boys, ravenous with hunger, devouring peanut butter sandwiches, chocolate chip cookies, slices of American cheese, and stale buttermilk biscuits smeared.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • He served homemade jam on top of warm buttermilk biscuits for breakfast.

  • Every Sunday, our family enjoys buttermilk biscuits with gravy and fried chicken.

Synonyms

biscuit
vsbuttermilk biscuit
  • US
45 1.0

A small soft round bread roll often eaten with butter

is specifically made using buttermilk and soda for a flakier texture
soda biscuit
vsbuttermilk biscuit
  • US
2.2

A soft, light round bread made with baking soda and buttermilk

is the American flaky version emphasizing tenderness and soda leavening
baking-powder biscuit
vsbuttermilk biscuit
  • US
2.6

A small fluffy bread that uses baking powder and people often eat for breakfast or as a side

uses baking soda and buttermilk instead creating different leavening and taste

How Flaky

croissant
47 2.5
buttermilk biscuit
  • US
1 2.3
scone
38 1.9

Surface Forms

buttermilk biscuit singular
buttermilk biscuits plural

Morphology

buttermilk + biscuit

The meaning is directly compositional: 'buttermilk' specifies the ingredient used and modifies 'biscuit', so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a biscuit made with buttermilk. This follows a common English modifier+noun pattern and is cross-linguistically transparent. (Note: regional differences in the referent of 'biscuit'—US quick bread vs. UK cookie—may affect the exact mental image but not the compositional transparency.)

Etymology

Buttermilk biscuit is a simple name: it is a soft, flaky biscuit made with slightly sour buttermilk. The 'buttermilk' helps the dough 'rise' and stay tender, so the name tells you what the food is and why it is light and soft.