brisket

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The chest of an animal.
2. (countable, uncountable) A cut of meat taken from the chest, especially from the section under the first five ribs.
3. (countable, uncountable) A smoked meat dish made from cow brisket popular in Texas.
4. (Internet, countable, humorous, uncountable) The character Bridget, a character from the video game series Guilty Gear.

Synonyms

breast

butchery cut

chest

bacon

🥓

rack

thorax

chest of animal

pap

bosom

Translations

poitrine

peito

falda

pecho

döş

poitrail

partie

στήθος

klapstuk

borststuk

carne de vaca

Peito bovino

pit

hayvanın göğüs eti

pit de bou

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɹɪskɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: brusket

Cognate with German: Brausche

Cognate with Danish: brusk

Cognate with Icelandic: brjósk

In summary

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.