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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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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Once the broth has been poured over the noodles and the toppings have been added, complete your glorious bowl with a soft-boiled egg.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
I’d change into play clothes, take my bowl and begin the solemn work of crushing an obscene number of crackers into the carrot-flecked broth until the spoon could nearly stand upright.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
The miso disappears into the broth instead of announcing itself.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 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
She saw that William had cleared his, and she quickly ladled some more of the steaming broth into the rough clay vessel.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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
In Emilia-Romagna, egg pasta and meat broths dominate winter tables, while Abruzzo’s mountain villages rely heavily on lamb, legumes, and preserved vegetables.
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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