brusto

Esperanto

Etymology

From German Brust (“chest”). Cognate with Yiddish ברוסט (brust, “breast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrusto/

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• Rhymes: -usto
• Syllabification: brus‧to

Noun

brusto (accusative singular bruston, plural brustoj, accusative plural brustojn)

1. (anatomy) breast; chest
   • 1907, Henri Vallienne, chapter 18, in Kastelo de Prelongo:

     Ŝi apogis sian kapon sur la bruston de Gastono.

     She leaned her head on Gastono's chest.

Usage notes

Brusto refers exclusively to the external section of the abdomen corresponding to the chest cavity. For a woman's mammary glands (the bosoms), the correct word is mamo(j).

Further reading

• “brusto”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “brusto”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-present

Swedish

Verb

brusto

1. (pre-1940) plural past indicative of brista