rusk
pronunciation
How to pronounce rusk in British English:
UK [rʌsk]
How to pronounce rusk in American English:
US [rʌsk]
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- Noun:
- slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
Word Origin
- rusk (n.)
- "light, crisp bits of bread or biscuit," 1590s, from Spanish or Portuguese rosca "roll, twist of bread," literally "coil, anything round and spiral," of unknown origin, perhaps from a pre-Latin Iberian word.
Example
- 1. Why would she be channeling rusk ?
- 2. And rusk is not alone .
- 3. Rusk saw the vietnam conflict in simple , stark terms : it was the battleground of freedom and communism in asia .
- 4. You said that to rusk ?
- 5. Particularly because my wife lauren rusk ( who has edited all of my books ) has not yet had her chance to work her wonderful magic on the language , you may still find some rough edges , awkward constructions , and places where real improvement is needed .