broth

Etymology

From Middle English broth, from Old English broþ (“broth”), from Proto-West Germanic *broþ (“broth”), from Proto-Germanic *bruþą (“broth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to seethe, roil, brew”). Akin to Old English breowan (“to brew”), equivalent to brew + -th.

noun

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

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