zakuska

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/zəˈkuːskə//zɑˈkuːskə/

noun

An assortment of hors d’oeuvres.

OriginRussian заку́ска (zakúska) →
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Meanings

nounzakuska (plural zakuskas or zakuski)

plural zakuskas · plural zakuski · alternative sakuska · alternative zakouska

  1. An assortment of hors d’oeuvres.

    Maria's son and daughter-in-law, Misha and Bella, arrived, and the borshch was left to stand while we ate zakuski, the east Slav tapas - ham, salmon, salad, salmon roe and Polish pâté - and drank vodka.

    2008 March 15, James Meek, “The story of borshch”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Mar 2014

Origin

  1. Russianзакуси́ть (zakusítʹ)
  2. Russianзаку́ска (zakúska)
  3. Englishzakuska

Borrowed from Russian заку́ска (zakúska, “appetizer”). Doublet of zacusca.

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APA

zakuska. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zakuska

MLA

“zakuska.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zakuska. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zakuska,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zakuska.

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