noun
also za·koos·ka zəˈku̇skə
( plural zakus·ki -skē ; or zakuska )
Etymology: Russian zakuska, from zakusit' to have a snack, from za for, behind + -kusit' (from kus morsel); akin to Lithuanian dialect ažu, až for, behind, Armenian z with regard to, and to Greek knōdōn sword, Lithuanian kąsti to bite, Latin cinis ashes — more at incinerate
: hors d'oeuvre