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Meaning of Rusk | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ɹʌsk

Definitions

  1. a rectangular, hard, dry biscuit
  2. A surname.
  3. a twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback)
  4. An unincorporated community in Lost River Township, Martin County, Indiana.
  5. a weaning food for children
  6. A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Texas, United States.
  7. a cereal binder used in meat product manufacture
  8. An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
  9. A small town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
  10. An unincorporated community in the town of Red Cedar, Dunn County, Wisconsin.
  11. A small town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.

Equivalents

Afrikaans beskuit
Català bescuit
Čeština suchar
Dansk skorpe
Deutsch Zwieback
Español biscote bizcocho
Suomi korppu
Français biscotin biscotte
Magyar kétszersült
Հայերեն չորահաց
日本語 ラスク
ქართული ორცხობილა
한국어 러스크
Македонски двопек
Polski suchar
Português torrada
Русский галета сухарь
Slovenčina suchár
Svenska skorpa
Türkçe peksimet

Examples

“[…] he brought a large basket of rusk or biscuit, and three jars of fresh water, into the boat.”
“A newly-arrived couple at the next table […] admitted that “this was more like” and that if the Alpenrose could also produce a proper cup of tea it would be just like home. Bill Andreyef, who was eating a lightly-boiled egg and a rusk, regarded the other diners with resentment.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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