rusk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rectangular, hard, dry biscuit.
  2. A twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp; zwieback.
  3. A weaning food for children.
  4. A cereal binder used in meat product manufacture.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Lost River Township, Martin County, Indiana.
  3. A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Texas, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
  5. A small town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
  6. An unincorporated community in the town of Red Cedar, Dunn County, Wisconsin.
  7. A small town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.

Pronunciation

/ɹʌsk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rusk.wav /ɹʊsk/

Word forms

rusk rusks

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish or Portuguese rosca (“a twist or roll of bread”)

Synonyms

Brussels biscuit twice-baked bread zwieback

Derived words

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