bouillon
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bouillon¹
- /ˈbuː.jɒn/ UK
- /ˈbuː.jɒ̃/ UK
- /ˈbʊlˌjɑn/ US
- /ˈbʊljən/ US
- /ˈbuˌjɑn/ US
Where it 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”).
noun bouillons
- 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.
- An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog.
Bouillon²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French Bouillon.
proper noun
- A city in Luxemburg, Brussels, Belgium.
Translations
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noun a clear seasoned broth
| Español | caldo, caldo concentrado, caldo en pasta, pasta de caldo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 肉羹 nikukō, ブイオン buion, 肉汁 nikujū |
| 中文 | 清湯 /清汤 qīngtāng |
| Português | caldo |
| Français | bouillon |
| Deutsch | Bouillon |
| Ελληνικά | ζωμός zomós |
| Română | bulion |
| Русский | бульо́н bulʹón |
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title = {bouillon},
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