rusk

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish or Portuguese rosca (“a twist or roll of bread”) === Pronunciation === (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹʌsk/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /ɹʊsk/ Rhymes: -ʌsk === Noun === rusk (countable and uncountable, plural rusks) A rectangular, hard, dry biscuit. A twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp; zwieback. A weaning food for children. A cereal binder used in meat product manufacture. ==== Synonyms ==== Brussels biscuit twice-baked bread zwieback ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Faroese == === Etymology === Compare Old Norse rosk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɹʊsk] === Noun === rusk n (genitive singular rusks, plural rusk) waste, rubbish, garbage ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From ruske. === Noun === rusk n (definite singular rusket, indefinite plural rusk, definite plural ruska or ruskene) waste, rubbish, garbage == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === Old Norse ruskr ==== Noun ==== rusk n (definite singular rusket, indefinite plural rusk, definite plural ruska) a large specimen of something === Etymology 2 === From ruske. ==== Noun ==== rusk n (definite singular rusket, indefinite plural rusk, definite plural ruska) waste, dust ===== Derived terms ===== lommerusk === Etymology 3 === Related to ruse. ==== Noun ==== rusk n (definite singular rusket, indefinite plural rusk, definite plural ruska) 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) crazy === References === Entry “rusk” in: Bokmålsordboka / Nynorskordboka by Universitetet i Oslo & Språkrådet. == Swedish == === Noun === rusk n bad rainy (or snowy) weather Synonym: ruskväder ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== regn och rusk ruska ruskig ruskväder === References === “rusk”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “rusk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “rusk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)