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bouillon

/ˈbuː.jɒn/US/ˈbʊlˌjɑn/

bouillon noun: a clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.

Noun

bouillon (countable and uncountable, plural bouillons)

  1. A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
    1. A similar broth made by reconstituting, that is, by adding hot water to dried powder concentrate; the dried powder concentrate itself.
  2. An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog.

Proper noun capitalized: Bouillon

Bouillon

  1. A city in Luxemburg, Brussels, Belgium.

bouillon meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

bouillon in Tamil

கெட்டிக் குழம்பு ஆணம், கொழஞ்சாறு

bouillon in Indonesian

a clear seasoned broth
kaldu

Forms of bouillon

pluralbouillons

Origin of bouillon

First attested 1656, from French bouillon, from the verb bouillir (“to boil”), from Old French boillir, from Latin bullīre (“to bubble, boil”), from bulla (“bubble”).

Borrowed from French Bouillon.

Words formed from bouillon

Phrases with bouillon

Questions about bouillon

What does bouillon mean?
Bouillon means a clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
What is bouillon in Tamil?
Bouillon in Tamil is கெட்டிக் குழம்பு ஆணம், கொழஞ்சாறு. See Bouillon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bouillon?
Bouillon can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce bouillon?
Bouillon is pronounced /ˈbuː.jɒn/ (UK).
What is the plural of bouillon?
The plural of bouillon is bouillons.

Words near bouillon in the dictionary

  1. bouilli
  2. bouillie
  3. bouillion
  4. bouillions
  5. bouillis
  6. bouillon
  7. bouillon cube
  8. bouillon cubes
  9. bouillons
  10. bouillotte
  11. bouj

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