bruschetta

noun

bru·​schet·​ta brü-ˈshe-tə  -ˈske- 

: thick slices of bread grilled, rubbed with garlic, drizzled with olive oil, often topped with tomatoes and herbs, and usually served as an appetizer

Examples of bruschetta in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His calamari octopus and king crab bruschetta go over well, but the dessert is a disappointment. —Emma Soren, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024

Postino Dress up to the nines for Postino's New Year's Eve Boujee Board & Bottle, which includes a bruschetta board paired with Millesimato Pas Dosé brut. —Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024

Baked Eggplant Slices Baked eggplant slices or discs are a great swap for toast when making bruschetta or another appetizer. —Jonathan Purtell, Verywell Health, 5 Mar. 2025

The menu includes bruschetta with strawberry and tomato; gnocchi (potato dumplings) with peas; smoked mullet and lesser calamint; guinea fowl stuffed with liver, and pork sausage, chicory, Ponzu sauce and apricot. —Andrea Onate, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Italian dialect (Tuscany), from bruscare to toast, burn, probably from Vulgar Latin *brusicare, frequentative of *brusare, *brusiare to burn

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bruschetta

• beretta
• vendetta
• betta
• keta
• setae
• henrietta
• operetta
• typothetae
• periplaneta