ברוסט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German brust, from Old High German brust, from Proto-West Germanic *brust, from 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”)