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zakuska.

An assortment of hors d’oeuvres.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/zəˈkuːskə//zɑˈkuːskə/

  1. An assortment of hors d’oeuvres.

Where this word comes from

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.

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