broth

views updated Jun 11 2018

broth / brä[unvoicedth]; brô[unvoicedth]/ • n. 1. soup consisting of meat or vegetable chunks, and often rice, cooked in stock. ∎  meat or fish stock.2. Microbiology liquid medium containing proteins and other nutrients for the culture of bacteria: [as adj.] broth cultures of intestinal tissue.

broth

views updated Jun 08 2018

broth OE. broð = OHG. brod, ON. broð :- Gmc. *broþam, f. *bru-, base of BREW.

broth

views updated May 21 2018

broth Thick soup.