Broth Definition
brôth, brŏth
broths
noun
broths
The water in which meat, fish, or vegetables have been boiled; stock.
American Heritage
A clear, thin soup made by boiling meat, or sometimes cereals or vegetables, in water.
Webster's New World
A liquid containing nutrients for culturing microorganisms.
Inoculated the broth with bacteria.
American Heritage Medicine
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Other Word Forms of Broth
Noun
Singular:
broth
Plural:
brothsOrigin of Broth
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From Middle English broth, from Old English broþ (“broth”), from Proto-Germanic *bruþą (“broth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerew- (“to seethe, roil, brew”). Akin to Old English breowan (“to brew”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English bhreu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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