bouillon

Meaning

  1. A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
  2. A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
  3. 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, present active infinitive of bulliō (“I bubble, boil”), from bulla (“bubble”).

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