rusk

Meaning

Noun

• a rectangular, hard, dry biscuit
• a twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback)
• a weaning food for children
• a cereal binder used in meat product manufacture

Related

Similar words

• Brussels biscuit
• twice-baked bread
• zwieback

Origin

• Spanish or Portuguese rosca