broth

American  

[brawth, broth] / brɔθ, brɒθ /

noun

1. thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock.

2. water that has been boiled with meat, fish, vegetables, or barley.

3. Bacteriology. a liquid medium containing nutrients suitable for culturing microorganisms.

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idioms

1. broth of a boy, a sturdy youth.

broth British  

/ brɒθ /

noun

1. a soup made by boiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc, in water

2. another name for stock

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broth More Idioms  

1. see too many cooks spoil the broth.

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Other Word Forms

• brothy adjective

Etymology

Origin of broth

before 1000; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old Norse broth, Old High German brod; akin to brew

Example Sentences

‘I would have preferred it,’ said Fin-Kedinn, ‘if you’d used water instead of broth. That was a waste of good food.’

From Literature

Brothy things Soups that feel restorative rather than heavy: miso, chicken broth, vegetable soups with plenty of herbs and lemon.

From Salon

The boys ate their broth in their usual way.

From Literature

She scooped up the bones and put them into the pot for a broth.

From Literature

De Boer focuses on the kind of fare a traveler craves when coming in from the cold: venison and Sherry pie, spit-roasted duck, cups of warming bone broth.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• bouillon
• chowder
• porridge
• puree