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rusk definition

rusk (rusk)

noun

  1. sweet, raised bread or cake toasted in an oven, or baked a second time, after slicing, until browned and crisp
  2. a piece of this

Etymology: Sp rosca, twisted roll of bread, lit., a spiral < VL *rosicare, to gnaw

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