broth
Americannoun
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thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock.
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water that has been boiled with meat, fish, vegetables, or barley.
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Bacteriology. a liquid medium containing nutrients suitable for culturing microorganisms.
idioms
noun
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a soup made by boiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc, in water
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another name for stock
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Etymology
Origin of broth
before 1000; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old Norse broth, Old High German brod; akin to brew
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They’ll be warm and brought back to life shortly when rich, warm broth is poured.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
That strong flavor coats the noodles and produces a delicious, equally concentrated broth.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
The 52-year-old broth is four years older than its current guardian, Nattapong Kaweenuntawong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Instead, yesterday’s broth serves as a road map for tomorrow’s batch, guided by family members whose identities have become intertwined with stewardship of the soup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
In the fall of 1942, people in Leningrad had nothing left to eat but wallpaper paste and broth made of boiled leather.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
One trigger people tend to forget: red-meat stock used in a lot of sauces and broths in restaurants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
That structure is especially visible in central and northern Italy, where dishes often revolve around meat broths, polenta, beans, chestnuts, and long-cooked cuts meant to feed families over several days.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026
The noma "touch" owes much to fermentation -- which can render even pine edible -- as well as to its sophisticated broths.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025
Diners in Haidilao use their own personal hotpot equipment to cook their food, and broths are not re-used again for other customers.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025
Brimming bowls and colanders lined the countertop, spices and pastes were measured and blended, and eventually a collection of broths simmered over periwinkle flames on the stove.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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