zakuska
[ zuh-koos-kuh ]
/ zəˈkus kə /
noun, plural za·kus·ki [zuh-koos-kee] /zəˈkus ki/, za·kus·ka. Russian Cookery.
an hors d'oeuvre.
Origin of zakuska
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