zakuska
Americannoun
plural
zakuski, zakuskaEtymology
Origin of zakuska
1880–85; < Russian zakúska (usually in plural), derivative of zakusít ʾ to snack, have a bite, equivalent to za- v. prefix + -kusit ʾ, derivative of kusát ʾ to bite
Example Sentences
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Perhaps the dish will turn out to be a version of the jellied carp your Jewish grandmother used to make or something like a Russian fish zakuska under an inch of hardened aspic.
From Los Angeles Times
The Russian word for an appetizer – zakuska – means “chaser,” because you are meant to consume it with vodka.
From Time
Gary toasts to the zakuska of the moment, a basket of pickles: “To the produce of the land, be it artisanal or locavore …”
From Slate
At the Kharkov station a leather-jacketed Soviet commissar bounced in, offered Manstein vodka and zakuska.
From Time Magazine Archive
They dined with open windows, taking a zakuska in the Russian fashion in lieu of hors d'œuvre, and nibbling at smoked fish, caviar and other pickled mysteries.
From Project Gutenberg
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