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# brisket

noun (brisket, uncountable; a brisket)

«brisket» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Meat cut from the chest of a cow, cooked slowly until it is soft. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brisket/#m1)
2. The brisket is the front of the chest, below the neck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brisket/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and cooking it is a barbecue favourite in the USA (especially Texas), a Jewish holiday dish, and a slow roast in the UK, Ireland and Australia. Phrases: "smoked brisket", "beef brisket", "salt beef brisket".

### Examples

- Dad smoked a beef brisket for eight hours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brisket/#x1)
- Brisket is tough unless you cook it slowly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brisket/#x2)
- Grandma makes brisket for family holidays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brisket/#x3)
- The barbecue restaurant is famous for its brisket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brisket/#x4)
- We had brisket sandwiches at the fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brisket/#x5)
- At last he cried, “Cleave him to the brisket!” but without conviction. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brisket/#x6)

### Note

Usually uncountable for the meat: "some brisket"; "a brisket" means a whole piece. Pronounced "BRIS-kit".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «brisket» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brisket/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«brisket» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brisket.html) on Mova free.