Bouillon
//ˈbuː.jɒn// name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken. countable, uncountable
- 2 a clear seasoned broth wordnet
- 3 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
- 4 An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog. countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 A city in Luxemburg, Brussels, Belgium.
Example
More examples"There's not enough salt in the bouillon."
Etymology
Etymology 1
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”).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French Bouillon.
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