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Rusk
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Rusk  (rsk), David Dean 1909-1994.
American public official. As U.S. secretary of state (1961-1969) he supported U.S. military involvement in Vietnam.

rusk  (rsk)
n.
1. A light, soft-textured sweetened biscuit.
2. Sweet raised bread dried and browned in an oven.

[Spanish or Portuguese rosca, coil, rusk, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *rotisca, diminutive of Latin rota, wheel; see rotate.]

rusk [rʌsk]
n
(Cookery) a light bread dough, sweet or plain, baked twice until it is brown, hard, and crisp: often given to babies
[from Spanish or Portuguese rosca screw, bread shaped in a twist, of unknown origin]

Rusk [rʌsk]
n
(Biographies / Rusk, (David) Dean (1909-1994) M, US, POLITICS: statesman) (David) Dean. 1909-94, US statesman: secretary of state (1961-69). He defended US military involvement in Vietnam and opposed recognition of communist China
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Ruskrusk - slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
toast - slices of bread that have been toasted
Translations
rusk [rʌsk] N (esp Brit) (esp for babies) → galleta f, bizcocho m tostado

rusk [ˈrʌsk] nbiscotte f

rusk
nZwieback m

rusk [rʌsk] nfetta biscottata
rusk [rʌsk] nfetta biscottata

Rusk بُقْسُماط dětský suchar tvebak Zwieback παξιμάδι galleta crujiente korppu biscotte dvopek biscotto ラスク 러스크 beschuit kavring sucharek biscoito, sequilho сухарь skorpa ขนมปังกรอบที่ใช้เลี้ยงเด็ก bebe bisküvisi bánh bích-quy 甜饼干


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