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zakuska

za·kus·ka
Z z

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [zuh-koos-kuh]
    • /zəˈkus kə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [zuh-koos-kuh]
    • /zəˈkus kə/

Definition of zakuska word

  • noun plural zakuska an hors d'oeuvre. 1

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Origin of zakuska

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; < Russian zakúska (usually in plural), derivative of zakusítʾ to snack, have a bite, equivalent to za- v. prefix + -kusitʾ, derivative of kusátʾ to bite

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Parts of speech for Zakuska

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

zakuska popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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