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zakuska

/zəˈkuːskə/

zakuska noun: an assortment of hors d’oeuvres.

zakuska: an assortment of hors d’oeuvres
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Noun

zakuska (plural zakuskas or zakuski)

  1. An assortment of hors d’oeuvres.

Forms of zakuska

pluralzakuskas
pluralzakuski
alternative formsakuska
alternative formzakouska

Origin of zakuska

Borrowed from Russian заку́ска (zakúska, “appetizer”). Doublet of zacusca.

Questions about zakuska

What does zakuska mean?
Zakuska means an assortment of hors d’oeuvres.
What part of speech is zakuska?
Zakuska is a noun.
How do you pronounce zakuska?
Zakuska is pronounced /zəˈkuːskə/.
What is the plural of zakuska?
The plural of zakuska is zakuskas.

Words near zakuska in the dictionary

  1. Zakrockis
  2. Zakrzewski
  3. Zakrzewskis
  4. zaks
  5. Zaku
  6. zakuska
  7. zakuskas
  8. zakuski
  9. Zakynthiot
  10. Zakynthiots
  11. Zakynthos

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