English Explanatory Dictionary

brisket

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The chest of an animal.
  2. A cut of meat taken from the chest, especially from the section under the first five ribs.
  3. A smoked meat dish made from cow brisket popular in Texas.
name
  1. The character Bridget from the video game series Guilty Gear.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹɪskɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brisket.wav

Word forms

brisket briskets

Etymology

From Middle English brusket, probably from Old Danish bryske (“cartilage, gristle”), from Old Norse brjósk, from Proto-Germanic *briuskiz (compare German Brausche (“knot on the head”)). Cognate with Danish brusk, Icelandic brjósk.

Derived words

brisket disease
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