broth

American  

[brawth, broth] / brɔθ, brɒθ /

noun

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

• brothy adjective

Etymology

Origin of broth

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

Example Sentences

“Putting the broth in service of the meats, rather than the other way around,” according to Baixas.

From Salon

So followed Meghan’s recipe for a “sage honey glaze,” which uses one-quarter cup of her brand’s sage honey, as well as turkey or chicken broth, dijon mustard, salt, pepper, red chili flakes, and lemon.

From MarketWatch

Restaurants have become a source, too, after bones from a rack of barbecue ribs produced her best broth so far.

From The Wall Street Journal

Basically, the recipe is asking cooks to simmer their rabbit or chicken in its own broth, enrich it with ground almonds, sweeten with sugar and ginger and serve it forth.

From Salon

To mitigate the cost, he considered a frozen pie in lieu of a fresh one, and store-brand chicken broth.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• bouillon
• chowder
• porridge
• puree