bruschetta

[ broo-sket-uh, -shet-uh; Italian broo-sket-tah ]

noun
  1. an Italian appetizer consisting of toasted bread slices drizzled with olive oil and usually topped with tomatoes and basil.

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Origin of bruschetta

1
1950–55; <Tuscan Italian “a dish of toasted bread,” from bruscare “to toast” + the diminutive sufix -etta (see -ette)

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bruschetta

/ (bruːˈskɛtə, bruˈʃɛtə) /


noun
  1. an Italian open sandwich of toasted bread topped with olive oil and tomatoes, olives, etc

Origin of bruschetta

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C20: from Italian bruscare, from abbrustolire to toast

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