bouillon

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
  3. (countable, uncountable) An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog.

Synonyms

clear soup

meat soup

meat extract

juscul

jusculum

beef broth

beef stock

nutrient broth

consomme’

Frequency

46k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbuː.jɒn/
Etymology

First attested 1656, from French bouillon, from the verb bouillir (“to boil”), from Old French boillir, from Latin bullīre (“to bubble, boil”), from bulla (“bubble”).

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