Etymology

zacusca

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Today it means: A vegetable spread popular in Romania, made with roasted eggplant, sautéed onions, tomato paste, and roasted red peppers. Full definition →

Romanian zacuscă ← Russian закуска (zakuska)
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  1. Russianзакуси́ть (zakusítʹ)
  2. Russianзакуска (zakuska)
  3. Romanianzacuscă
  4. English todayzacusca

Borrowed from Romanian zacuscă. Doublet of zakuska.

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