Meanings
nounbroth (countable and uncountable, plural broths)
plural broths
- uncountableWater in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.
1 more example
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 102Synonyms: bouillon, liquor, pot liquor, stock
- countableA soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounWater in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.
More synonyms by meaning
nounliquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰrewh₁-“to seethe, roil, brew”
- Proto-Germanic*bruþą“broth”
- Proto-West Germanic*broþ“broth”
- Old Englishbroþ“broth”
- Middle Englishbroth
- Englishbroth
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”). By surface analysis, brew + -th (abstract nominal suffix).
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Afrikaans bouillon
- bouillonwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
Arabic مَرَق, مَرَقَة
- مَرَق (maraq)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- مَرَقَة (maraqa)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
Basque salda
- saldawater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
Bulgarian бульо́н, бульо́н
- бульо́н (buljón)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- бульо́н (buljón)soup made from broth
- су́па (súpa)soup made from broth
Catalan brou, brou
- brouwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- brousoup made from broth
Chinese Mandarin 肉湯 /肉汤, 清湯 /清汤
- 肉湯 /肉汤 (ròutāng)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- 清湯 /清汤 (qīngtāng)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- 肉湯 /肉汤 (ròutāng)soup made from broth
- 羹soup made from broth
Czech vývar, vývar
- vývarwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- vývarsoup made from broth
Danish bouillon, bouillon
- bouillonwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- bouillonsoup made from broth
- suppesoup made from broth
Dutch bouillon, consommé
- bouillonwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- consommésoup made from broth
- bouillonsoepsoup made from broth
Esperanto buljono
- buljonowater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
Estonian puljong, leem
- puljongwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- leemwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- leemsoup made from broth
Finnish liemi, keitto
- liemiwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- keittosoup made from broth
French bouillon, bouillon
- bouillonwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- bouillonsoup made from broth
- soupesoup made from broth
German Brühe, Brühe
- Brühewater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- Brühesoup made from broth
- Suppesoup made from broth
Greek ζωμός
- ζωμός (zomós)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
Hebrew צִיר
- צִיר (tsir)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
Hindi शोरबा, झोल
- शोरबा (śorbā)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- झोल (jhol)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- जूस (jūs)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- रसा (rasā)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- यखनी (yakhnī)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- यख़्नी (yaxnī)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- शोरबा (śorbā)soup made from broth
- झोल (jhol)soup made from broth
- जूस (jūs)soup made from broth
- रसा (rasā)soup made from broth
Hungarian húsleves, húsleves
- húsleveswater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- húslevessoup made from broth
Icelandic seyði
- seyðiwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
Indonesian kaldu
- kalduwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
Irish anraith, anraith
- anraithwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- anraithsoup made from broth
Italian brodo, bollito
- brodowater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- bollitowater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- zuppasoup made from broth
- minestrasoup made from broth
- brodosoup made from broth
Japanese だし, ブイヨン
- だし (dashi)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- ブイヨン (buiyon)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- ストック (sutokku)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- 煮汁 (nijiru)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- ブロス (burosu)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- スープ (sūpu)soup made from broth
- ブロス (burosu)soup made from broth
Korean 국물, 맑은국
- 국물 (gungmul)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- 맑은국 (malgeun'guk)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- 맑은탕 (malgeuntang)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- 국물 (gungmul)soup made from broth
Latin sorbitiō, iūs
- sorbitiōwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- iūswater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- iūssoup made from broth
Latvian buljons
- buljonswater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
Lithuanian sultinys
- sultinyswater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
Malay kaldu
- kalduwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
Māori wairenga
- wairengasoup made from broth
Norwegian Bokmål kraft, buljong
- kraftwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- buljongwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- buljongsoup made from broth
- spadsoup made from broth
Polish rosół, bulion
- rosółwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- bulionwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- rosółsoup made from broth
Portuguese caldo, brodo
- caldowater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- brodosoup made from broth
Romanian bulion, supă
- bulionwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- supăwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- supăsoup made from broth
Russian бульо́н, отва́р
- бульо́н (bulʹón)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- отва́р (otvár)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- суп (sup)soup made from broth
- бульо́н (bulʹón)soup made from broth
- похлёбка (poxljóbka)soup made from broth
Scottish Gaelic brot, brot
- brotwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- brotsoup made from broth
Slovak vývar, vývar
- vývarwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- vývarsoup made from broth
Spanish caldo
- caldowater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
Swedish buljong, spad
- buljongwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- spadwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- buljongsoup made from broth
Turkish et suyu
- et suyuwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
Ukrainian бульйо́н, відва́р
- бульйо́н (bulʹjón)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- відва́р (vidvár)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- ви́вар (vývar)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- розсі́л (rozsíl)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- щерба́ (ščerbá)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- бульйо́н (bulʹjón)soup made from broth
- ю́шка (júška)soup made from broth
- щерба́ (ščerbá)soup made from broth
- суп (sup)soup made from broth
- зу́па (zúpa)soup made from broth
Urdu یَخْنی, شورْبا
- یَخْنی (yaxnī)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- شورْبا (śorbā)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- جھول (jhol)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- جُوس (jūs)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
Vietnamese canh, nước dùng
- canhwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- nước dùngwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- nước lèowater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
Welsh cawl, cawl
- cawlwater in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
- cawlsoup made from broth
Yiddish יויך
- יויך (yoykh)water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with broth
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broth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broth
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“broth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broth. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broth.
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