broth

American  

[brawth, broth] / brɔθ, brɒθ /

noun

• broths
  plural

1. thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock.

2. water that has been boiled with meat, fish, vegetables, or barley.

3. Bacteriology. a liquid medium containing nutrients suitable for culturing microorganisms.

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idioms

1. broth of a boy, a sturdy youth.

broth British  

/ brɒθ /

noun

1. a soup made by boiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc, in water

2. another name for stock

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broth More Idioms  

1. see too many cooks spoil the broth.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• brothy
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• broths
  plural

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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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Example Sentences

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broth broths

Eleven reported difficulty detecting specific flavors, particularly sweet, bitter, and umami, the savory taste associated with foods such as mushrooms and broth.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

I think it’s a perfect blend of broth and roast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Some soups depend on freshness, delicacy or a particularly clean broth, and I’ll get to those.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

His “triple-deluxe” version adds real shrimp, crab and seafood broth, turning the instant noodles into something special without making them much harder to cook.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

I let her lead me to the table, where the hot broth and gritty cornmeal soothed the ache.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Campbell’s saw gains in demand for the broths that it sells, as cautious consumers try to cook more meals at home more quickly — generally, in less than 30 minutes.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

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

My favorite section of the neighborhood grocery store happens to be the non-perishable aisle, where boxed broths, bouillon cubes, instant noodles and other handy pantry staples live.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 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

Mami fed us broths, and in the evening, a bland, watery boiled rice that at least stuck to our bellies and calmed the roiling inside.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

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