zakuska

za·kus·ka

[zuh-koos-kuh]
noun, plural za·kus·ki [-kee] , za·kus·ka. Russian Cookery.
an hors d'oeuvre.

Origin:
1880–85; < Russian zakúska (usually in plural), derivative of zakusítʾ to snack, have a bite, equivalent to za- v. prefix + -kusitʾ, derivative of kusátʾ to bite

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