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broth

noun

Simple meaning

Water in which food has been boiled.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

brawth
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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈbɹɔθ

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. uncountable

    Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.

  2. countable

    A soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C1 · Advanced (estimated)
Frequency
Uncommon
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

This meaning: Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.

Used this way, broth is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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chicken brothbeef brothnutrient brothbroth culturevegetable brothsome brothmeat brothhot broth

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • brothernounInflected form

    A male with the same parents as someone else.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • broth of a mannounCompound term

    An outstanding person.

  • brother-in-lawnounCompound term

    A brother by marriage.

  • broth of a boynounCompound term

    An outstanding person.

  • chicken brothnounCompound term

    A stock made with chicken.

  • foster-brothernounCompound term

    Your foster brother is a male who is not a son of your parents but who is raised by your parents.

  • half-brothernounCompound term

    A brother who has only one parent in common with you.

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Synonyms

Sense: water in which food (meat or vegetable

stock

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