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cecil

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈsisəɫ// ce·cil

n. a small, round cookie made from crushed biscuits, butter, and sugar. You bake these until they are golden and crisp.

n. a small, crisp cookie made from a mixture of crushed biscuits, butter, and sugar, typically baked until golden.


SIMPLE

She served cecil with hot tea.

CONTEXTUAL

The recipe calls for crushed digestive biscuits to make the cecil.

COMPLEX

These delicate cecil, with their crumbly texture and rich buttery flavor, are a staple of afternoon tea service.

Origin

From Latin Caecilius, a Roman family name derived from caecus (“blind”). The surname has absorbed the Old Welsh Seisyllt, from Latin Sextilius, from Sextus.

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