Broth Meaning
/bɹɔθ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounWater in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.
nounA soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat.
Sentence Examples
I do not eat meat, fish, shellfish, poultry or broth.
There's a fly in the noodle broth.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The sick patient sipped warm chicken ____ from a cup.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The vegetable ____ was warm and delicious on the cold winter day city.
Word Origin & History
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 (abstract nominal suffix).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A compound of galanga, cubebs, sparrow wort, cardamoms, nutmeg, gillyflowers, Indian thistle, laurel seeds, cloves, Persian pepper is made into a drink. Taken twice daily morning and night, in pigeon or fowl broth, preceded and followed by eater. The result, according to Arab tradition, is an effective aphrodisiac."
— 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 102:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The sick patient sipped warm chicken ____ from a cup.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The vegetable ____ was warm and delicious on the cold winter day city.