Word origin
[1880–85; ‹ Russ
zakúska (usually in pl.), deriv. of
zakusít' to snack, have a bite, equiv. to
za- v. prefix +
-kusit’, deriv. of
kusát’ to bite
]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barnstorm, highball, interface, rain check, regionalism