bouillonnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈbuː.jɒ̃/us/ˈbʊl.jɑːn/a thin, clear soup made by boiling meat and vegetables in water
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Soups
- bisque
- borscht
- bouillabaisse
- broth
- chowder
- cock-a-leekie
- consommé
- cream
- gazpacho
- gumbo
- minestrone
- mulligatawny
- pea soup
- potage
- Scotch broth
- soup
- vichyssoise
Examples from literature
- Beat until stiff and serve on bouillon or on any cream soup.
- Eventually each of them dipped a piece of bread into the soup to taste the bouillon.
- Having done this—she seemed to think of everything—she tasted the bouillon.
- Only tea, bouillon, chocolate, bread and cakes are served.
- She broke up some toast in the bouillon and commenced to sip it.