rusk

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) a rectangular, hard, dry biscuit
2. (countable, uncountable) a twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback)
3. (countable, uncountable) a weaning food for children
4. (countable, uncountable) a cereal binder used in meat product manufacture

Synonyms

zwieback

twice-baked bread

biscuit

Brussels biscuit

cracker

sippet

floppy

flatbrod

nut

Translations

biscotte

Zwieback

παξιμάδι

beschuit

fetta biscottata

biscotto

bizcocho

scheepsbeschuit

biscote

biscotin

peksimet

crostino di pane

fetta di pane biscottato

φρυγανιά

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹʌsk/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish or Portuguese rosca (“a twist or roll of bread”)