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.
- See
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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.
Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway markgritter 2009
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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.
Strange Fiction 6 Hal Duncan 2006
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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.
Archive 2006-07-01 Hal Duncan 2006
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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).
Gastronomy Aram Bakshian Jr. 2010
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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.
Dish: Black Hainan Chicken Rice Amy Ma 2010
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It isn't a "trend." People have been making bone broth for thousands of years. It has just been rediscovered.
Who here drinks bone broth? jeymouth 2026
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Bone broth is made from simmering bones with herbs and aromatics. Stock is made from simmering bones and meat with herbs and aromatics.
Kirkland Sipping Bone Broth lowpro2020 2026
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The difference between bone broth and regular broth, or stock, comes down to the length of the cooking time and the addition of acid to the cooking liquid. They taste very similar, though the bone broth has a slightly more intense flavor and a thicker, silkier texture.
Pressure Cooker Bone Broth or Chicken Stock Recipe Melissa Clark 2026
dailyword commented on the word broth
Jim sometimes feeds Artie this when he hasn't been feeling well.
October 15, 2012