Etymology

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Today it means: A rectangular, hard, dry biscuit. Full definition →

Portuguese rosca
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The story

  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromrosca“a twist or roll of bread”
  2. English todayrusk

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

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