Biga
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Biga may refer to:
- Biga (bread baking)Biga (bread baking)Biga is a type of pre-ferment used in Italian baking. Many popular Italian breads, including ciabatta, are made using a biga. Using a biga adds complexity to the bread's flavour and is often used in breads which need a light, open texture with holes...
, a type of pre-fermentation used in Italian baking - Biga and Busca, two Catalan political factions during the 15th century
- Biga, Çanakkale, a town and district of Çanakkale Province in Turkey
- A type of ancient Greek coin
- Biga (chariot)Biga (chariot)The biga is the two-horse chariot as used in ancient Rome for sport, transportation, and ceremonies. Other animals may replace horses in art and occasionally for actual ceremonies. The term biga is also used by modern scholars for the similar chariots of other Indo-European cultures, particularly...
, a two-horse chariotChariotThe chariot is a type of horse carriage used in both peace and war as the chief vehicle of many ancient peoples. Ox carts, proto-chariots, were built by the Proto-Indo-Europeans and also built in Mesopotamia as early as 3000 BC. The original horse chariot was a fast, light, open, two wheeled...
as used in ancient Mediterranean countries