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bouillons

  • plural
    of bouillon.
    bouillon
    noun
    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.

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Unilever’s is close to $140 billion and its food business, which also houses brands including Knorr bouillons and seasoning, could be worth tens of billions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

The word shares a root with restaurant, a term that goes back to pre-revolutionary France, when aristocrats made a show of their delicate constitutions by sipping health-giving bouillons in public dining rooms.

From New York Times Dec. 27, 2016

The Germans have a greater variety of soups, including chowders, broths and bouillons, than any other nation of Europe.

From Suppers Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions by Paul Pierce

The good tall lady who brought me bouillons!

From Stray Pearls by Charlotte Mary Yonge

One of the most succulent of these bouillons was called restaurant divin.

From Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 by William Walton