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bouillon

See also: Bouillon

English

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Etymology

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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”).

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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.

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  • bullion (bulk precious metal (possibly related))

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French bouillon.

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  • IPA(key): /bu(l)ˈjɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bouil‧lon
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

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bouillon m (plural bouillons, diminutive bouillonnetje n)

  1. stock, broth (water in which meat (or other food) has been boiled)
    Synonym: vleesnat
  2. (dated) bullion, fringe of gold or silver wire
    Synonym: cantille

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  • → Sranan Tongo: bulyon

French

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Etymology

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From bouillir +‎ -on.

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bouillon m (plural bouillons)

  1. broth (water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled)
  2. bubble rising from a boiling liquid
  3. gulp of liquid which escapes forcefully
  4. flesh rising on a fold
  5. risen fold of cloth
  6. unsold copies of a publication
  7. simple restaurant, which originally served only bouillon

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References

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  • Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

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Gallo

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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bouillon m

  1. mud

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