BRUSCHETTA Definition & Meaning

bruschetta

[ broo-sket-uh, -shet-uh; Italian broo-sket-tah ]

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noun

an Italian appetizer consisting of toasted bread slices drizzled with olive oil and usually topped with tomatoes and basil.

bruschetta

/ bruːˈskɛtə; bruˈʃɛtə /

noun

an Italian open sandwich of toasted bread topped with olive oil and tomatoes, olives, etc

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of bruschetta¹

1950–55; < Tuscan Italian “a dish of toasted bread,” from bruscare “to toast” + the diminutive sufix -etta ( -ette ( def ) )

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of bruschetta¹

C20: from Italian bruscare , from abbrustolire to toast

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“My name is the only thing I have,” Jarrín said as he sipped on an Arnold Palmer and nibbled on complimentary bruschetta.

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Start with cheese platters, assorted fruit and vegetable bruschetta for a diverse selection.

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Be sure to try Maggie Hennessy’s fresh tomato and buttery brie pasta: “Think of this dish as bruschetta in pasta form, best eaten on the desk in a shirt you're not afraid of splattering with pinkish sauce.”

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Keep a well-wrapped, good bread in the freezer too, and some sort of bruschetta or crostini is waiting to happen.

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Also, there are more than a dozen Italian wines by the glass to pair with cheeses, charcuterie and bites like mortadella bruschetta to fortify you between rounds of negroni or Nebbiolo, for which Neb is named.

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