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brisket.

The chest of an animal.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɹɪskɪt/
  1. The chest of an animal.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A cut of meat taken from the chest, especially from the section under the first five ribs.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A smoked meat dish made from cow brisket, popular in Texas.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

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