/zeuh koohs"keuh/ , n. , pl. zakuski /-kee/ , zakuska . Russian Cookery.
an hors d'oeuvre.
[ 1880-85; zakúska (usually in pl.), deriv. of zakusít ' to snack, have a bite, equiv. to za- v. prefix + -kusit ', deriv. of kusát ' to bite ]
/zeuh koohs"keuh/ , n. , pl. zakuski /-kee/ , zakuska . Russian Cookery.
an hors d'oeuvre.
[ 1880-85; zakúska (usually in pl.), deriv. of zakusít ' to snack, have a bite, equiv. to za- v. prefix + -kusit ', deriv. of kusát ' to bite ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012