Pronunciation : Rusk
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Sp. rosca de mar sea rusks, a kind of biscuit, rosca properly meaning, a screw, spiral.]
Definition : 1. A kind of light, soft bread made with yeast and eggs, often toasted or crisped in an oven; or a kind of sweetened biscuit.
2. A kind of light, hard cake or bread, as for stores Smart.
3. Bread or cake which has been made brown and crisp, and afterwards grated, or pulverized in a mortar.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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