bouillon

a clear, thin broth
Not to be confused with:bullion – gold or silver in bars, ingots, or plates

bouil·lon

B0417500 (bo͝ol′yŏn′, -yən, bo͞o′yŏn′)n. A clear thin broth made typically by simmering beef or chicken in water with seasonings.

[French, from Old French, from boulir, to boil, from Latin bullīre, from bulla, bubble.]

bouillon

(ˈbuːjɒn) n (Cookery) a plain unclarified broth or stock[C18: from French, from bouillir to boil¹]

bouil•lon

(ˈbʊl yɒn, -yən, ˈbu-, buˈyɔ̃)

n. a clear, usu. seasoned broth made by straining the liquid in which beef, chicken, etc., has been cooked. [1650–60; < French, =bouill(ir) to boil¹ + -on n. suffix]

bouillon

The unclarified stock or broth from fish, meat or vegetables.

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bouillon - a clear seasoned broth broth - a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock

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Bouillon,

town (1991 pop. 5,468), Luxembourg prov., SE Belgium, in the Ardennes on the Semois River, near the French border. It is a small manufacturing and tourist center. Its old castle belonged to Godfrey of Bouillon, one of the leaders of the First Crusade, who pledged (1095) the town and the surrounding duchy to the bishop of LiègeLiège,
Du. Luik, Ger. Lüttich, city (1991 pop. 194,596), capital of Liège prov., E Belgium, at the confluence of the Meuse and Ourthe rivers, near the Dutch and German borders.
..... Click the link for more information. to raise funds for the Crusade. Bouillon was nominally under the suzerainty of the prince-bishops of Liège until it passed (15th cent.) to William de la Marck, the "Boar of the Ardennes," whose descendants assumed the titles duke of Bouillon and prince of Sedan. The duchy was taken (1676) by Louis XIV of France and given to the La Tour d'Auvergne family. It was under direct French rule from 1794 to 1815, when it passed to the Netherlands. It became part of Belgium in 1830.

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bouil·lon

(bŭl-yin'), A clear beef tea. [Fr. broth, fr. bouillir, to boil]

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Nutrition
A protein-rich infusion made by boiling beef or other meat in water; a clear soup or broth given to patients on bowel rest and or a bland diet.

bouillon

(boo-) (bool-yŏn′) [Fr.] A clear broth made from meat or vegetables. It may be used as a culture medium for bacteria.

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