rusk
5
5.9
A hard dry slice of sweet bread baked twice until crisp
- noun
- /rʌsk/
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rusk
Synonyms
zwieback
vsrusk
1
9.9
A sweet bread slice baked twice until brown and hard that people eat as a snack or babies chew
is the wider term for that baked product, not just infant food
twice-baked bread
vsrusk
3.1
A slice of sweet bread that is baked twice until it turns hard and crisp
is used as the common name for that same baked slice
9.3
A thin slice of sweet bread baked twice until it is hard and crisp
is the general everyday name for that baked, dry biscuit
How Dry
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word rusk probably comes from an old European word for bread that was baked twice to make it dry and long-lasting. Think of a biscuit that is 'twice-baked' or very 'crisp', which is why a rusk is a hard, dry slice you can dip or give to a baby to chew.