bruschetta

bru·schet·ta
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UK/bɹʊˈskɛtə/US/bɹuˈskɛtə/often, proscribed, US/bɹuˈʃɛtə/

noun

A light Italian dish of toasted bread with a topping of olive oil, garlic and chopped tomatoes.

Similar
crostini
OriginItalian bruschetta →
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Meanings

nounbruschetta (countable and uncountable, plural bruschettas or bruschette)

plural bruschettas · plural bruschette

  1. countableuncountableA light Italian dish of toasted bread with a topping of olive oil, garlic and chopped tomatoes.

    She fished a napkin out of the basket and put the slice of bruschetta on it.

    2018, Cerella Sechrist, The Way Back to Erin, Harlequin, →ISBN

    Synonyms: crostini

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA light Italian dish of toasted bread with a topping of olive oil, garlic and chopped tomatoes.

Similar
crostini

Origin

  1. Italianbruschetta
  2. Englishbruschetta

From Italian bruschetta, from bruscare (“to toast”).

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Translations

Arabic بْرُوسْكِيتَّا
  • بْرُوسْكِيتَّا (bruskētta)Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Chinese Cantonese 普切塔
  • 普切塔 (pou² cit³ taap³)Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Chinese Mandarin 普切塔
  • 普切塔 (pǔqiētǎ)Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Finnish bruschetta
  • bruschettaItalian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
French bruschetta
  • bruschettaItalian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
German Bruschetta
  • BruschettaItalian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Hebrew בְּרוּסְקֶטָה
  • בְּרוּסְקֶטָה (bruskéta)Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Hindi ब्रुशेटा
  • ब्रुशेटा (bruśeṭā)Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Italian bruschetta, fettunta
  • bruschettaItalian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
  • fettuntaItalian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Japanese ブルスケッタ
  • ブルスケッタ (burusuketta)Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Korean 브루스케타
  • 브루스케타 (beuruseuketa)Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Persian بروسکتا
  • بروسکتا (brosketâ)Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Polish bruschetta
  • bruschettaItalian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Portuguese brusqueta
  • brusquetaItalian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Russian бруске́тта
  • бруске́тта (bruskétta)Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Spanish bruschetta
  • bruschettaItalian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
Ukrainian бруске́та
  • бруске́та (bruskéta)Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bruschetta

metadebtorzetaMariettarosettaLorettaPetaHenriettavendettaEttabettagetterfetapetterwetavetternetterQuettabettorIsletaLaurettaCaltanissettaariettaabettor
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Cite this entry
APA

bruschetta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bruschetta

MLA

“bruschetta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bruschetta. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bruschetta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bruschetta.

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