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The definition of broth is a clear and thin soup made from parts of meat and/or vegetables boiled in water.
(noun)An example of broth is chicken stock.
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See broth in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
a clear, thin soup made by boiling meat, or sometimes cereals or vegetables, in water
Origin: ME & OE; akin to OHG brod: for IE base see bread
See broth in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. broths (brôths, brŏths, brôÞz, brŏÞz)
- The water in which meat, fish, or vegetables have been boiled; stock.
- A thin, clear soup based on stock, to which rice, barley, meat, or vegetables may be added.
- A liquid containing nutrients for culturing microorganisms: “[They] grew bacteria in a small flask of broth” (Horace Freeland Judson).
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots
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