Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The water in which meat, fish, or vegetables have been boiled; stock.
- noun A thin, clear soup based on stock, to which rice, barley, meat, or vegetables may be added.
- noun A liquid containing nutrients for culturing microorganisms.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Liquor in which flesh is boiled and macerated, usually with certain vegetables to give it a better relish.
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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Liquid in which flesh (and sometimes other substances, as barley or rice) has been boiled; thin or simple soup.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable
Water in which food (meat orvegetable etc) has beenboiled . - noun countable A
soup made from broth and otheringredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
- noun a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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_ -- Speaking of broth, people in Devon say a _few broth_ in place of a little, or some broth.
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In fact, I commend it here to you: red quinoa cooked in broth (mushroom broth is favored; other broths will do) with pecans and dried sour cherries.
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Attuned to the try/fail cycle of plot, understanding that the broth is an attempt to solve the narrative problem, we understand also that the chips in the head are to be read as a part of this story.
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Attuned to the try/fail cycle of plot, understanding that the broth is an attempt to solve the narrative problem, we understand also that the chips in the head are to be read as a part of this story.
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Distinguished food historian Diana Kennedy 's "Oaxaca al Gusto" includes plenty of relatively simple recipes (a hearty, cilantro-spiked chicken soup, for instance) but also more arcane ones (turtle eggs in broth, stone soup and wasp-nest sauce comes to mind).
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The more complex mole de olla, with chile guajillo and ancho seasoned broth, is a regular favorite, too.
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When the broth is heated, add the broccoli and cook.
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The more complex mole de olla, with chile guajillo and ancho seasoned broth, is a regular favorite, too.
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The more complex mole de olla, with chile guajillo and ancho seasoned broth, is a regular favorite, too.
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Soup: The chicken broth is served in a teapot so it remains piping hot for longer.
dailyword commented on the word broth
Jim sometimes feeds Artie this when he hasn't been feeling well.
October 15, 2012