bruschetta
Americannoun
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bruschettas
plural
noun
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Origin of bruschetta
1950–55; < Tuscan Italian “a dish of toasted bread,” from bruscare “to toast” + the diminutive sufix -etta ( see -ette ( def. ))
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CHICAGO—Happy hour at Chicago’s Bar Roma was buzzing this past week as locals poured in for $10 cocktails and $11 bruschetta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Keep a well-wrapped, good bread in the freezer too, and some sort of bruschetta or crostini is waiting to happen.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Its modest kitchen does Neapolitan-inspired pies and bruschetta, and will soon add salads and ice cream to the menu board.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
We ordered a Taleggio mac and cheese, bass with haricot verts, an oxtail bruschetta and garlicky shrimp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
Aside from bruschetta, tomatoes and bread can be paired together to make sweet bread pudding or a rendition of summer pudding, with layers of sliced white bread and tomato compote.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2022
He’s offering flatbreads with spreads, croquettes, antipasti, bruschettas and assorted salumi to start.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2018
I had had the posh stuff on salads and bruschettas, I had even spent a Christmas holiday selling it at a deli.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2012
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