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

Expect dishes like goat cheese bruschetta with heirloom tomatoes, wild mushroom risotto and spiced lamb flatbread. —Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025

Get the Recipe 09 of 12 Sweet And Fiery Pepper Bruschetta Add a kick to the appetizer spread with these sweet and fiery pepper bruschettas. —Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025

Here’s another important one: CH creates a K sound, as when used in two of my favorite words, chianti (key-ahn-tee) and bruschetta (broo-skeh-tuh). —Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2025

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