Meanings
bouillon1
nounbouillon (countable and uncountable, plural bouillons)
plural bouillons
- countableuncountableA clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
- countableuncountableA similar broth made by reconstituting, that is, by adding hot water to dried powder concentrate; the dried powder concentrate itself.
- countableuncountableAn excrescence on a horse's frush or frog.
Bouillon2
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
bouillon · noun
- Latinbullīre“to bubble, boil”
- Old Frenchboillir
- Frenchbouillon
- Englishbouillon
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”).
More words from French, Old French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Bouillon · proper noun
- FrenchBouillon
- FrenchBouillon
- EnglishBouillon
Borrowed from French Bouillon.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque salda
- saldaa clear seasoned broth
Catalan brou
- broua clear seasoned broth
Chinese Mandarin 清湯 /清汤
- 清湯 /清汤 (qīngtāng)a clear seasoned broth
Czech bujon, bujón
- bujona clear seasoned broth
- bujóna clear seasoned broth
- vývara clear seasoned broth
Danish bouillon
- bouillona clear seasoned broth
Dutch bouillon
- bouillona clear seasoned broth
Esperanto buljono
- buljonoa clear seasoned broth
Finnish lihaliemi
- lihaliemia clear seasoned broth
French bouillon, Bouillon
- bouillona clear seasoned broth
- Bouilloncity of Luxemburg
German Bouillon
- Bouillona clear seasoned broth
Greek ζωμός
- ζωμός (zomós)a clear seasoned broth
Hindi बूयों
- बूयों (būyõ)city of Luxemburg
Hungarian erőleves, húsleves
- erőlevesa clear seasoned broth
- húslevesa clear seasoned broth
Icelandic kjötkraftur
- kjötkraftura clear seasoned broth
Indonesian kaldu
- kaldua clear seasoned broth
Japanese 肉羹, ブイオン
- 肉羹 (nikukō)a clear seasoned broth
- ブイオン (buion)a clear seasoned broth
- 肉汁 (nikujū)a clear seasoned broth
Latin Bulliōnium
- Bulliōniumcity of Luxemburg
Lithuanian sultinys
- sultinysa clear seasoned broth
Norwegian Bokmål buljong, kraft
- buljonga clear seasoned broth
- krafta clear seasoned broth
Polish bulion
- buliona clear seasoned broth
Portuguese caldo
- caldoa clear seasoned broth
Romanian bulion
- buliona clear seasoned broth
Russian бульо́н
- бульо́н (bulʹón)a clear seasoned broth
Slovak bujón
- bujóna clear seasoned broth
Spanish caldo, caldo concentrado
- caldoa clear seasoned broth
- caldo concentradoa clear seasoned broth
- caldo en pastaa clear seasoned broth
- pasta de caldoa clear seasoned broth
Ukrainian бульйо́н
- бульйо́н (bulʹjón)a clear seasoned broth
Cite this entry
APA
bouillon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bouillon
MLA
“bouillon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bouillon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bouillon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bouillon.
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