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consommé definition

con·sommé (kän′sə mā′, kän′sə mā′)

noun

a clear soup made by boiling meat, and sometimes vegetables, in water and straining: it is served hot or as a cold jelly

Etymology: Fr, orig. pp. of consommer, to consummate; confused with consumer, to consume

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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