BROTH

broth

(noun) a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock

broth, stock

(noun) liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; “she made gravy with a base of beef stock”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

broth (countable and uncountable, plural broths)

(uncountable) Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled.

Synonyms: bouillon, liquor, pot liquor, stock

(countable) A soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat.

Anagrams

• Borth, throb

Source: Wiktionary


Broth, n. Etym: [AS. bro; akin to OHG. brod, brot; cf. Ir. broth, Gael. brot. *93. Cf. Brewis, Brew.]

Definition: Liquid in which flesh (and sometimes other substances, as barley or rice) has been boiled; thin or simple soup. I am sure by your unprejudiced discourses that you love broth better than soup. Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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