broth

[ brawth, broth ]

/ brɔθ, brɒθ /

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noun

thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock.

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

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

Nearby words

broonzy, bros., broschi, carlo, brose, brossard, broth, brothel, brother, brother jonathan, brother of the christian schools, brother's keeper, am i my

Idioms

broth of a boy, a sturdy youth.

Origin of broth

before 1000; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old Norse broth, Old High German brod; akin to brew

Related formsbroth·y, adjective

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Examples from the Web for broth

Since I don't like mushrooms, the broth was immediately out of question for me.
We Were Gwyneth’s GOOP Guinea Pigs|Erin Cunningham, Olivia Nuzzi|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mix soy sauce, molasses, broth, salt, and sesame oil together, along with 1-2 tablespoons of the cooking liquid.
Gadget Chef: Pressure Cooker Kung Pao|Megan McArdle|January 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Refrigerator method: If you refrigerated overnight, de-fatting your broth is easy.
Your Friday Gadget Chef Recipe: Two Day Soup|Megan McArdle|November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Pour into the stockpot, being careful to stop before the broth is all in and the fat starts to come out.
Your Friday Gadget Chef Recipe: Two Day Soup|Megan McArdle|November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Step 6: De-fat the broth This is the most annoying and time-consuming step.
Your Friday Gadget Chef Recipe: Two Day Soup|Megan McArdle|November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Remove the bouquet garni, strain the broth through a fine sieve and return to the pot.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler
If too many cooks spoil the broth, could too many church denominations spoil the man?
Treading the Narrow Way|R. E. Barrett
Arrange the fillets on a dish, pour a little of the broth over them, and add the onion and parsley.
The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste:|Mrs. W. G. Waters
Still, to quote an inelegant proverb, 'Too much cookery spoils the broth!'
Ralph Wilton's weird|Mrs. Alexander
Stir well over the fire; then pour in the broth slowly while stirring.
Margaret Brown's French Cookery Book|Margaret Brown

British Dictionary definitions for broth

broth

/ (brɒθ) /

noun

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

another name for stock (def. 19)

Word Origin for broth

Old English broth; related to Old Norse broth, Old High German brod, German brodeln to boil; see brew

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Word Origin and History for broth

broth

Old English broþ, from Proto-Germanic *bruthan (cf. Old High German *brod), from verb root *bhreue- "to heat, boil, bubble; liquid in which something has been boiled" (cf. Old English breowan "to brew;" see brew (v.)). Picked up from Germanic by the Romanic and Celtic languages.

The Irishism broth of a boy, which is in Byron, was "thought to originate from the Irish Broth, passion -- Brotha passionate, spirited ..." [Farmer], and if so is not immediately related.

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broth

see too many cooks spoil the broth.

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