ברוסט

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German brust, from Old High German brust, from Proto-West Germanic *brust, from Proto-Germanic *brusts.

Noun[edit]

ברוסט (brustf, plural בריסט (brist), diminutive בריסטל (bristl) or בריסטעלע (bristele)

  1. breast (body part)
  2. brisket (cut of beef)

Usage notes[edit]

The standard and most common plural is בריסט (brist) though the forms ברוסטן (brustn) and בריסטן (bristn) are also encountered.

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