brisket

Meaning

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.
4. 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

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.