"Triscuit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Triscuits [plural]
Etymology: Marketing coinage, said to be from electricity and biscuit, though historical evidence is lacking; sources from around the time of its introduction interpreted the name to mean "thrice-cooked" (from tris-), like biscuit is ultimately from bis (“twice”) cuit (“cooked, baked”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} Triscuit (plural Triscuits)
  1. (US, Canada) A kind of wholewheat cracker. Wikipedia link: Triscuit Tags: Canada, US

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