ברוסט

Yiddish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German brust, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *brusts.

Noun

ברוסט • (brust) f, plural בריסט (brist), diminutive בריסטל (bristl) or בריסטעלע (bristele)

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

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• ברוסטקאַסטן (brustkastn, “chest”)