brisket

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɪskɪt/

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• Rhymes: -ɪskɪt

brisket (countable and uncountable, plural briskets)

1. The chest of an animal.
2. A cut of meat taken from the chest, especially from the section under the first five ribs.
   • 2016, Samantha Skaggs, Real Food Slow Cooker Suppers, Page Street Publishing, →ISBN, page 146:

     Right after chili, smoked beef brisket could easily be the state food of Texas.

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