zakuska

[ zuh-koos-kuh ]

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noun

, Russian Cooking.

, plural za·kus·ki [z, uh, -, koos, -kee], za·kus·ka.

an hors d'oeuvre.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of zakuska¹

1880–85; < Russian zakúska (usually in plural), derivative of zakusít ʾ to snack, have a bite, equivalent to za- v. prefix + -kusit ʾ, derivative of kusát ʾ to bite

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