broth

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a savory liquid made by simmering meat, fish, or vegetables in water

   She simmered the bones overnight to make a rich broth.

2. 2
   noun

   a thin soup based on such a liquid, often containing small pieces of food

   The patient managed to eat a bowl of warm chicken broth.

From Old English broth, 'broth,' from a Germanic word related to brew. Both words ultimately express the idea of heating or boiling a liquid; broth first denoted the liquid in which food had been cooked and then the soup made from it.

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