broth
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broth
- /bɹɔθ/ US
- /bɹɑθ/ cot caught merger
- /bɹɒθ/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒθ
Where it comes from
From Middle English broth, from Old English broþ (“broth”), from Proto-West Germanic *broþ (“broth”), from Proto-Germanic *bruþą (“broth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to seethe, roil, brew”). By surface analysis, brew + -th (abstract nominal suffix).
noun broths
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Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.
A compound of galanga, cubebs, sparrow wort, cardamoms, nutmeg, gillyflowers, Indian thistle, laurel seeds, cloves, Persian pepper is made into a drink. Taken twice daily morning and night, in pigeon or fowl broth, preceded and followed by eater. The result, according to Arab tradition, is an effect
Similar: bouillon, liquor, pot liquor, stock
- A soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: stock, gravy, bouillon, soup, sauce, chop, bubble, incubation, heat, salmonella, temperature, medium, wealth, sample, sampling, therefor
Translations
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noun water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
| Español | caldo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 국물 gungmul, 맑은국 malgeun'guk, 맑은탕 malgeuntang |
| 日本語 | だし dashi, ブイヨン buiyon, ストック sutokku, 煮汁 nijiru, ブロス burosu |
| 中文 | 肉湯 /肉汤 ròutāng, 清湯 /清汤 qīngtāng |
| हिन्दी | शोरबा śorbā, झोल jhol, जूस jūs, रसा rasā, यखनी yakhnī, यख़्नी yaxnī |
| Português | caldo |
| Français | bouillon |
| Deutsch | Brühe |
| Italiano | brodo, bollito |
| Ελληνικά | ζωμός zomós |
| Română | bulion, supă |
| Русский | бульо́н bulʹón, отва́р otvár |
| Tiếng Việt | canh, nước dùng, nước lèo |
| العربية | مَرَق maraq, مَرَقَة maraqa |
| עברית | צִיר tsir |
Talk about this word "broth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/broth. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. broth. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/broth "broth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/broth.Cite this
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title = {broth},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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