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  • noun Alternative spelling of zakuska.

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Examples

  • It began with many plates of zakouska (hors d'oeuvres), and went on to a cold entrée of cream and chickens 'livers; then grilled salmon, with some excellent sauce, and a salad of beetroot and cranberries.

    My War Experiences in Two Continents Betty Keays-Young [Editor] Salmon 1890

  • At zakouska hors d’oeuvres he ate his cheese or caviar only after he drained his glass of vodka.

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

  • At zakouska hors d’oeuvres he ate his cheese or caviar only after he drained his glass of vodka.

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

  • At zakouska hors d’oeuvres he ate his cheese or caviar only after he drained his glass of vodka.

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

  • At zakouska hors d’oeuvres he ate his cheese or caviar only after he drained his glass of vodka.

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

  • At zakouska hors d’oeuvres he ate his cheese or caviar only after he drained his glass of vodka.

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

  • a glass of wine first, and then a biscuit; and at the _zakouska_ before dinner, those who take the customary glass of _vodka_ take an atom of caviare or cheese after it, but not before.

    Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Various

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