bouillon
See also: Bouillon
English
Etymology
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
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbuː.jɒn/, /ˈbuː.jɒ̃/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbʊlˌjɑn/, /ˈbʊljən/, /ˈbuˌjɑn/
Noun
bouillon (countable and uncountable, plural bouillons)
- A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
- An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog.
Hypernyms
- (type of broth): broth
Hyponyms
- Scotch broth
Derived terms
- bouillon cube
- court bouillon
Related terms
- bullion (bulk gold or silver)
Translations
a clear seasoned broth
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French bouillon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu(l)ˈjɔn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bouil‧lon
- Rhymes: -ɔn
Noun
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
- bouillonblokje
Descendants
- → Sranan Tongo: bulyon
French
Etymology
bouillir + -on
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu.jɔ̃/
Audio (file)
Noun
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
- boire le bouillon
- boire le bouillon d'onze heures
- bouillon de culture
- bouilloire
- bouillon-blanc
- bouillonnement
- bouillonner
- bouillotte
Descendants
- → Norwegian Bokmål: buljong
- Turkish: bulyon
References
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Further reading
- “bouillon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Gallo
Etymology
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Noun
bouillon m
- mud
Derived terms
- bouillounou (“muddy”)