bruschetta
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Italian bruschetta, from bruscare (“to toast”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) enPR: bro͝o-skĕtʹə, IPA(key): /bɹʊˈskɛtə/
- (US) enPR: bro͞o-skĕtʹə, IPA(key): /bɹuˈskɛtə/, (nonstandard) /bɹuˈʃɛtə/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtə
- Hyphenation: bru‧schet‧ta
Noun[edit]
bruschetta (countable and uncountable, plural bruschettas or bruschette)
Translations[edit]
Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes
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Further reading[edit]
- bruschetta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “bruschetta”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From brusca(re) (“to toast”) + -etta (noun-forming diminutive suffix).
Noun[edit]
bruschetta f (plural bruschette)
- bruschetta (Italian bread topped with garlic and tomatoes)
- Synonym: (Tuscany) fettunta
- (Tuscany) a soup consisting of olive oil, boiled cavolo nero and toasted garlic bread
Etymology 2[edit]
From brusca (“twig”) + -etta (diminutive suffix).
Noun[edit]
bruschetta f (plural bruschette)
- Diminutive of brusca: a light twig
- (in the plural) a game similar to the sortition by drawing straws, in which the one who picks the longest (or shortest) stick wins
Further reading[edit]
- bruschetta on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from Italian bruschetta, from bruscare (“to toast”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bruschetta f (plural bruschettas)
- bruschetta (Italian bread topped with garlic and tomatoes)
Usage notes[edit]
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
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