fumet

fu·met

noun

The definition of fumet is a concentrated broth made of meat bones, wine and herbs.

An example of a fumet is a broth used to braise beef.

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a rich, concentrated broth made by boiling the bones of fish, chicken, game birds, etc. with wine and herbs: used in sauces and in braising

Origin of fumet

Fr, literally , aroma as of meat being cooked from fumer, fume (intransitive verb)

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Noun

(plural fumets)

A type of concentrated food stock that is added to sauces to enhance their flavour. Variations are fish fumet and mushroom fumet.
Alternative form of fumette (stench or high flavour of meat)

Origin

From the French fumet (“aroma”), from Latin fumus (“smoke”).

Noun

Origin

Compare French fumier dung, Old French femier, from Latin fimum (“dung”). See fewmet.

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