broth

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See also: broþ

English

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Etymology

From Middle English broth, from Old English broþ (broth), from Proto-West Germanic *broþ (broth), from Proto-Germanic *bruþą (broth), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (to seethe, roil, brew). Akin to Old English breowan (to brew), equivalent to brew +‎ -th.

Pronunciation

Noun

broth (countable and uncountable, plural broths)

  1. (uncountable) Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled.
    Synonyms: bouillon, liquor, pot liquor, stock
  2. (countable) A soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat.

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  • Scottish Gaelic: brot

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Irish

Noun

broth m (genitive singular brotha)

  1. Alternative form of bruth (heat; rash, eruption; nap, pile, covering)

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Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
broth bhroth mbroth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Middle English

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Etymology

From Old English broþ.

Pronunciation

Noun

broth (plural brothes)

  1. Water in which something (usually food) has been boiled; broth.

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