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View synonyms for consommé
consommé
[ kon-suh-mey, kon-suh-mey ]
noun
- a clear soup made by boiling meat or chicken, bones, vegetables, etc., to extract their nutritive properties: served hot or jellied.
Synonyms: broth
consommé
/ ˈkɒnsɒˌmeɪ; kənˈsɒmeɪ; kɔ̃sɔme /
noun
- a clear soup made from meat or chicken stock
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Word History and Origins
Origin of consommé1
1805–15; < French, noun use of consommé, past participle of consommer to finish < Latin consummāre to add up, finish; consummate
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Word History and Origins
Origin of consommé1
C19: from French, from consommer to finish, use up, from Latin consummāre; so called because all the goodness of the meat goes into the liquid
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Example Sentences
In the first class are grouped those which serve as appetizers, such as bouillon, consommé, and some other broths and clear soups.
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Consommé was set before them and she began to drink it with appetite, not repeating her question till it was finished.
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Consommé is broth reduced to a certain point, according to want or taste.
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The richest potages are made with consommé and some other compounds; such as bread, Italian pastes, vegetables, etc.
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Broth, and especially consommé, are to old age what milk is to the infant.
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