zacuscă

See also: zacusca

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Russian закуси́ть (zakusítʹ)

Proto-Slavic *-ьka

Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ

Proto-Slavic *-ъka

Russian -ка (-ka)

Russian закуска (zakuska)bor.

Romanian zacuscăubor.

English zacuscă

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian zacuscă.

Noun

zacuscă (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of zacusca.
   • 2012, Dominique Moceanu, Alicia Thompson, The Go-for-Gold Gymnasts: Balancing Act:

     There was a line of customers all the way back to the shelves with the zacuscă spread (made with eggplant or cooked beans, and one of the many things that I get weird looks for when I unpack my lunch bag), and I saw only my brother Radu working the counter.

   • 2012, Lucy Mallows, Transylvania, page 90:

     A personal favorite is zacuscă, a blend of tomatoes, peppers and carrots stewed in sunflower oil and served cold on thick chunks of bread or toast.

   • 2024 October 4, Carolina Gelen, “3 Warming Dishes for Crisp Fall Days”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 4 October 2024:

     The appetizers at any Romanian gathering inevitably include an eggplant dish, the most common of which are salată de vinete, a charred eggplant salad with homemade mayonnaise that serves as a dip, and zacuscă, a charred eggplant and pepper dip.

   • 2025 July 20, Emma Thomson, “The 20 best places for a picnic in Europe”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph‎^[2], London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 July 2025:

     Before heading out, grab a Romanian-style picnic with zacuscă, fresh bread and juicy local plums from Piata Obor’s […] bustling farmer’s market.

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Russian закуси́ть (zakusítʹ)

Proto-Slavic *-ьka

Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ

Proto-Slavic *-ъka

Russian -ка (-ka)

Russian закуска (zakuska)bor.

Romanian zacuscă

Borrowed from Russian закуска (zakuska).

Noun

zacuscă f (plural zacuște)

1. (rare) snack, finger food, hors d'oeuvre
2. zacusca (a vegetable spread made typically out of roasted eggplant, sauteed onions, tomato paste and roasted peppers)

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	zacuscă	zacusca	zacuște	zacuștele
genitive-dative	zacuște	zacuștei	zacuște	zacuștelor
vocative	zacuscă, zacusco		zacuștelor

Descendants

• → English: zacusca, zacuscă