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bruschetta

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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UK: bro͝o-skĕtʹə
UK: /bɹʊˈskɛtə/
US: bro͞o-skĕtʹə
US: /bɹuˈskɛtə/
often, proscribed, US: /bɹuˈʃɛtə/
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rhymes with -ɛtə

noun

Meaning 1

A light Italian dish of toasted bread with a topping of olive oil, garlic and chopped tomatoes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crostini

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Italian bruschetta, from bruscare (“to toast”).

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Arabic: بْرُوسْكِيتَّا (bruskētta) — Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Chinese Cantonese: 普切塔 (pou2 cit3 taap3) — Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Chinese Mandarin: 普切塔 (pǔqiētǎ) — Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Finnish: bruschetta — Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
French: bruschetta — Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
German: Bruschetta — Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Hebrew: בְּרוּסְקֶטָה (bruskéta) — Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Hindi: ब्रुशेटा (bruśeṭā) — Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Italian: bruschetta — Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Italian: fettunta — Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Japanese: ブルスケッタ (burusuketta) — Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Korean: 브루스케타 (beuruseuketa) — Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Persian: بروسکتا (brosketâ) — Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Polish: bruschetta — Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Portuguese: brusqueta — Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Russian: бруске́тта (bruskétta) — Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Serbo-Croatian: брускѐта — Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Serbo-Croatian: bruskèta — Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Spanish: bruschetta — Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Ukrainian: бруске́та (bruskéta) — Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes

Word forms

Inflections and variants

bruschettas — plural
bruschette — plural

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: none provided

Related: none provided

Spelling and sound

Hyphenation and homophones

Hyphenation: bru·schet·ta

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Meaning relationships

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