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brisket

/ˈbɹɪskɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
brisket
IPA
/ˈbɹɪskɪt/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The chest of an animal.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A smoked meat dish made from cow brisket, popular in Texas.

Countable; Uncountable

name

The character Bridget from the video game series Guilty Gear.

Humorous

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *bʰrews-, brusket, bryske, brjósk, *briuskiz

Usage

Inflected Forms

briskets (plural)

Phrases

brisket disease

Rhymes With

biscuit cathead biscuit

Questions

How do you pronounce brisket?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹɪskɪt/.
What does brisket mean?
The chest of an animal.
Where does brisket come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce brisket

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