noun
broth
BRAWTH/brɔːθ/
Savory liquid made by simmering meat, vegetables, or bones.
A bowl of golden broth stands beside the simmering bones and vegetables.
Etymology
Old English broþ named the liquid in which meat was boiled. The selected sense preserves this focus on the cooking liquid, also allowing bones or vegetables as ingredients.
In context
we're setting our bones up for the second batch of bone broth so the first batch we cooked with our meat
More examples
- We simmered vegetables to make a light broth.
- A cup of warm broth was all he wanted.
- The noodles absorbed much of the savory broth.
Forms
broth · broths
Similar words
- stock
- Often emphasizes bones and use as a cooking base, though usage overlaps.