bouillon
See also: Bouillon
English edit
Etymology edit
First attested 1656, from French bouillon, from the verb bouillir (“to boil”), from Old French boillir, from Latin bullīre, present active infinitive of bulliō (“I bubble, boil”), from bulla (“bubble”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbuː.jɒn/, /ˈbuː.jɒ̃/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbʊlˌjɑn/, /ˈbʊljən/, /ˈbuˌjɑn/
Noun edit
bouillon (countable and uncountable, plural bouillons)
- A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
- A similar broth made by reconstituting, that is, by adding hot water to dried powder concentrate; the dried powder concentrate itself.
- An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog.
Hypernyms edit
- (type of broth): broth
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
a clear seasoned broth
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See also edit
- bullion (bulk precious metal (possibly related))
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French bouillon.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bouillon m (plural bouillons, diminutive bouillonnetje n)
- stock, broth (water in which meat (or other food) has been boiled)
- Synonym: vleesnat
- (dated) bullion, fringe of gold or silver wire
- Synonym: cantille
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Sranan Tongo: bulyon
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bouillon m (plural bouillons)
- broth (water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled)
- bubble rising from a boiling liquid
- gulp of liquid which escapes forcefully
- flesh rising on a fold
- risen fold of cloth
- unsold copies of a publication
- simple restaurant, which originally served only bouillon
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Norwegian Bokmål: buljong
- → Russian: бульон (bulʹon)
- → Georgian: ბულიონი (bulioni)
- → Turkish: bulyon
References edit
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Further reading edit
- “bouillon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Gallo edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
bouillon m
Derived terms edit
- bouillounou (“muddy”)