kousky

Kousky is a Czech noun meaning pieces or chunks of something. It is the plural form of kousek, a diminutive of kus, which denotes a part or fragment. In everyday Czech, kousky refers to small portions that have been separated from a whole, such as food, fabric, or material.

Common contexts include cooking and baking, where phrases such as kousky jablek (pieces of apple) or kousky masa (pieces of meat) are used to describe ingredients cut into bite-sized portions. In recipes, the term often appears with verbs like nakrájet na kousky (cut into pieces) or rozložit na kousky (break into chunks).

In addition to its literal use, kousky can be used figuratively to denote a portion or segment of something larger, such as data, time, or a project. The term exists in several related Slavic languages, with Slovak kúsky serving as a close cognate.