different between biscotti vs rusk

English

Alternative forms

• biscotto

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian biscotti, plural of biscotto (“cookie, biscuit”); doublet of biscuit.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /b??sk?t?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /b??sk?ti/
• Rhymes: -?ti

Noun

biscotti (plural biscotti or biscottis)

1. A hard, usually nut-flavored biscuit, derived from the Tuscan cantuccio.

Italian

Noun

biscotti m

1. plural of biscotto

Verb

biscotti

1. second-person singular present indicative of biscottare
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of biscottare
3. second-person singular present subjunctive of biscottare
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of biscottare
5. third-person singular imperative of biscottare

English

Etymology

Spanish or Portuguese rosca (“a twist or roll of bread”)

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??sk/
• Rhymes: -?sk

Noun

rusk (countable and uncountable, plural rusks)

1. a rectangular, hard, dry biscuit
   • 1719: Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe

     […] he brought a large basket of rusk or biscuit, and three jars of fresh water, into the boat.

2. a twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback)
3. a weaning food for children
4. a cereal binder used in meat product manufacture

Synonyms

• Brussels biscuit
• twice-baked bread
• zwieback

Translations

Faroese

Etymology

Compare Old Norse rosk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??sk]

Noun

rusk n (genitive singular rusks, plural rusk)

1. waste, rubbish, garbage

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From ruske.

Noun

rusk n (definite singular rusket, indefinite plural rusk, definite plural ruska or ruskene)

1. waste, rubbish, garbage

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Old Norse ruskr

Noun

rusk n (definite singular rusket, indefinite plural rusk, definite plural ruska)

1. a large specimen of something

Etymology 2

From ruske.

Noun

rusk n (definite singular rusket, indefinite plural rusk, definite plural ruska)

1. waste, dust

Etymology 3

Related to ruse.

Noun

rusk n (definite singular rusket, indefinite plural rusk, definite plural ruska)

1. sour weather with rain and wind; drizzle

Etymology 4

Likely from ruske.

Adjective

rusk (masculine and feminine rusk, neuter ruskt, definite singular and plural ruske, comparative ruskare, indefinite superlative ruskast, definite superlative ruskaste)

1. crazy

References

• Entry “rusk” in: Bokmålsordboka / Nynorskordboka by Universitetet i Oslo & Språkrådet.

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Cognate with Danish rysk, Swedish rysk, Nilandian ryskr, Smalandian ryskig, rysket, Norwegian rysk, rusk.

Adjective

rusk

1. crazy

References