Broth dictionary definition

broth

[brôt̸h, brät̸h]

noun

The definition of broth is a clear and thin soup made from parts of meat and/or vegetables boiled in water.
An example of broth is chicken stock.

A bowl of noodles and carrots in broth.

noun

a clear, thin soup made by boiling meat, or sometimes cereals or vegetables, in water

Origin of broth

Middle English and amp; OE; akin to Old High German brod: for Indo-European base see bread

noun

pl. broths

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: inoculated the broth with bacteria.

Origin of broth

Middle English, from Old English; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.

Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural broths)

(uncountable) Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled.
(countable) A soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat.

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Origin

From Middle English broth, from Old English broþ (“broth”), from Proto-Germanic *bruþą (“broth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerew- (“to seethe, roil, brew”). Akin to Old English breowan (“to brew”).