brisket

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/ˈbɹɪskɪt/

noun

The chest of an animal.

OriginMiddle English brusket ← Old Danish bryske ← Old Norse brjósk →
UncommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

brisket1

nounbrisket (countable and uncountable, plural briskets)

plural briskets

  1. countableuncountableThe chest of an animal.
  2. countableuncountableA cut of meat taken from the chest, especially from the section under the first five ribs.

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

    2016, Samantha Skaggs, Real Food Slow Cooker Suppers, Page Street Publishing, →ISBN, page 146
  3. countableuncountableA smoked meat dish made from cow brisket, popular in Texas.

Brisket2

proper noun
  1. InternethumorousThe character Bridget from the video game series Guilty Gear.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
breast

Origin

brisket · noun

  1. Proto-Germanic*briuskiz
  2. Old Norsebrjósk
  3. Old Danishbryske“cartilage, gristle”
  4. Middle Englishbrusket
  5. Englishbrisket

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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Brisket · proper noun

An alteration of Bridget. Originated after an anonymous post on Tumblr stating that a friend who does not play the game became obsessed with the character but kept on unknowingly calling her “Brisket” was widely shared.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 牛腩
  • 牛腩 (ngau⁴ naam⁵)cut of meat
Chinese Mandarin 胸部, 胸肉
  • 胸部 (xiōngbù)chest of an animal
  • 胸肉 (xiōngròu)chest of an animal
  • 腩 class 块 (nán)cut of meat
Czech hrudí, nízké žebro
  • hrudícut of meat
  • nízké žebrocut of meat
Danish spidsbryst
  • spidsbrystcut of meat
Dutch klapstuk
  • klapstukcut of meat
Finnish rinta, rintakehä
  • rintachest of an animal
  • rintakehächest of an animal
  • rintapalacut of meat
  • rintacut of meat
  • brisketticut of meat
French poitrine, poitrail
  • poitrinechest of an animal
  • poitrailchest of an animal
  • poitrinecut of meat
German Brust, Bruststück
  • Brustchest of an animal
  • Bruststückcut of meat
Hungarian szegy
  • szegycut of meat
Icelandic nautabringa
  • nautabringacut of meat
Indonesian sandung lamur
  • sandung lamurcut of meat
Italian petto, punta di petto
  • pettochest of an animal
  • punta di pettochest of an animal
Korean 양지머리
  • 양지머리 (yangjimeori)cut of meat
Polish mostek, mostek
  • mostekchest of an animal
  • mostekcut of meat
Portuguese peito, peito
  • peitochest of an animal
  • peitocut of meat
Russian груди́нка, грудинка
  • груди́нка (grudínka)chest of an animal
  • грудинка (grudinka)cut of meat
Spanish pecho, falda
  • pechochest of an animal
  • faldacut of meat
Swedish bringa, bringa
  • bringachest of an animal
  • bringacut of meat
Turkish döş
  • döşcut of meat
Yiddish ברוסט, ברוסט
  • ברוסט (brust)chest of an animal
  • ברוסט (brust)cut of meat

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with brisket

biscuitcathead biscuit
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Anagrams

beskirt
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APA

brisket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brisket

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“brisket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brisket. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brisket,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brisket.

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