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bouillon.

A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbuː.jɒn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbuː.jɒ̃/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbʊlˌjɑn/General-American/ˈbʊljən/General-American
  1. A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken. A similar broth made by reconstituting, that is, by adding hot water to dried powder concentrate; the dried powder concentrate itself.

    countable · uncountable
  3. An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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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