bouillon

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points: 10
Words With Friends: 15
Letters: 8

Pronunciation

/ˈbuː.jɒn/

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/ˈbuː.jɒn/ · /ˈbuː.jɒ̃/ · /ˈbʊlˌjɑn/ · /ˈbʊljən/ · /ˈbuˌjɑn/

Definition of bouillon

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.

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noun

(countable, uncountable)A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
(countable, uncountable)A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
(countable, uncountable)An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog.

name

A city in Luxemburg, Brussels, Belgium.

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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”).