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zakuska

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

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  • /zəˈkuːskə/
  • /zɑˈkuːskə/

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noun

Meaning 1

An assortment of hors d’oeuvres.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Russian закуси́ть (zakusítʹ) Proto-Slavic *-ьka Proto-Indo-European *-keh2der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ъka Russian -ка (-ka) Russian заку́ска (zakúska)bor. English zakuska Borrowed from Russian заку́ска (zakúska, “appetizer”). Doublet of zacusca.