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Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
brosk n (definite singular brosket, indefinite plural brosk, definite plural broska or broski)
- (pre-1938) alternative form of brusk
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish brusk, from Old Norse brjósk (“gristle, cartilage”), from Proto-Germanic *breuską, *breutską, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell, break forth, sprout”). Cognate with Danish brusk, Icelandic brjósk.
Noun
brosk n
- cartilage, gristle
Billigt kött med en massa brosk- Cheap meat with a ton of gristle
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