Meaning & use
bruschetta
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Meaning
noununcountable
An Italian starter made from toasted bread rubbed with garlic and usually topped with tomatoes, olive oil, and basil.
Grammar: Uncountable in English: say 'some bruschetta' or 'a piece of bruschetta', not 'a bruschetta'.
Patterns
- a piece of bruschetta
- bruschetta with tomatoes
We ordered bruschetta as a starter before the pasta.
The bruschetta was topped with fresh tomatoes and basil.
She made bruschetta by rubbing garlic on toasted bread.
Common combinations
- tomato bruschetta
- The menu listed tomato bruschetta as a light appetizer.
- make bruschetta
- He learned to make bruschetta from his Italian grandmother.
- a plate of bruschetta
- We shared a plate of bruschetta at the bar.
- bruschetta topping
- The bruschetta topping included chopped olives and herbs.
Synonyms and how they differ
- crostini
- Crostini are small toasted bread slices with various toppings, while bruschetta is larger and traditionally rubbed with garlic.
Commonly confused: bruschetta or bruschette?
bruschetta vs bruschette
This is the Italian plural; in English, 'bruschetta' is usually uncountable, so 'bruschettas' is not standard.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence.
Choose one answer.
'Bruschetta' is uncountable in English, so 'some bruschetta' is correct. 'A bruschetta' and 'bruschettas' treat it as countable, which is not standard.
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