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bröski

nounbody

piece of nasal cartilage or gristle

A piece of cartilage or tough gristly tissue, especially the cartilage of the nose.

Example in use

Ther's a bröski in the haddie.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/BROSS-kee/

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Origin & context

old norseolderneutral

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