bouillon

[ bool-yon, -yuhn; French boo-yawn ]
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noun
  1. a clear, usually seasoned broth made by straining water in which beef, chicken, etc., has been cooked, or by dissolving a commercially prepared bouillon cube or cubes in hot water.

Origin of bouillon

1
1650–60; <French, equivalent to bouill(ir) to boil1 + -on noun suffix

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bouillon

/ (ˈbuːjɒn) /


noun
  1. a plain unclarified broth or stock

Origin of bouillon

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C18: from French, from bouillir to boil 1

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