rusk

/rəsk/

Other forms: rusks

A rusk is a very hard, dry cookie or bread that's commonly given to babies to gnaw on. You can also serve rusks at a party with cheese or a tasty dip.

Rusks go through the baking process at least twice. By definition, hard cookies like Italian biscotti and crispy flatbreads like melba toast qualify as rusks, since both are twice — baked and have a dry, crisp texture. The term rusk most commonly applies specifically to the hard cookies that teething babies can safely chew on. The word comes from the Spanish rosca, "twist of bread."

Definitions of rusk

1. noun

   slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
   synonyms: Brussels biscuit, twice-baked bread, zwieback

   type of:

   toast

   slices of bread that have been toasted