bruschetta

Where does the word "bruschetta" come from? It comes from Italian bruscare, and was adopted directly into English (1900s).

Bruschetta’s story begins in Italian: bruscare meant “to roast over coals.” From Roman dialect 'bruscare', to toast. It reached English by 1900s as bruschetta. Garlic bread from central Italy, where it was made to taste the new olive oil. Today, bruschetta means toasted Italian bread typically topped with garlic, olive oil, and tomatoes.

1. Stage 1 · Italian · medieval bruscare "to roast over coals", from Roman dialect 'bruscare', to toast.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1900s bruschetta "toasted bread topped with garlic, oil, and tomatoes", garlic bread from central Italy, where it was made to taste the new olive oil.