Dictionary

bouillon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbuˌjɑn/ (General-American)
• /ˈbʊljən/ (General-American)
• /ˈbʊlˌjɑn/ (General-American)
• /ˈbuː.jɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈbuː.jɒ̃/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
2. (countable, uncountable) A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken. ▸ A similar broth made by reconstituting, that is, by adding hot water to dried powder concentrate; the dried powder concentrate itself.
3. (countable, uncountable) An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog.

Forms

Deriveds

court bouillon · bouillon cube

Hypernyms

broth (type of broth)

Hyponyms

Scotch broth

Relateds

bullion

Translations (39)

nb kraft (a clear seasoned broth) · hu húsleves (a clear seasoned broth) · fr bouillon (a clear seasoned broth) · el ζωμός (a clear seasoned broth) · hu erőleves (a clear seasoned broth) · pt caldo (a clear seasoned broth) · cs bujon (a clear seasoned broth) · fo kjøtsoð (a clear seasoned broth) · fo bótarsoð (a clear seasoned broth) · sk bujón (a clear seasoned broth) · lt sultinys (a clear seasoned broth) · fo buljong (a clear seasoned broth) · ba һурпа (a clear seasoned broth) · uk бульйо́н (a clear seasoned broth) · eo buljono (a clear seasoned broth) · ru бульо́н (a clear seasoned broth) · pl bulion (a clear seasoned broth) · ja 肉汁 (a clear seasoned broth) · es caldo en pasta (a clear seasoned broth) · fo drekkasúpan (a clear seasoned broth) · ro bulion (a clear seasoned broth) · es pasta de caldo (a clear seasoned broth) · nb buljong (a clear seasoned broth) · cmn 清湯 /清汤 (a clear seasoned broth) · es caldo concentrado (a clear seasoned broth) · io buliono (a clear seasoned broth) · ja ブイオン (a clear seasoned broth) · da bouillon (a clear seasoned broth) · is kjötkraftur (a clear seasoned broth) · nl bouillon (a clear seasoned broth) · ca brou (a clear seasoned broth) · es caldo (a clear seasoned broth) · cs bujón (a clear seasoned broth) · fi lihaliemi (a clear seasoned broth) · eu salda (a clear seasoned broth) · id kaldu (a clear seasoned broth) · ja 肉羹 (a clear seasoned broth) · de Bouillon (a clear seasoned broth) · cs vývar (a clear seasoned broth)