consommé

con·som·mé

C0585400 (kŏn′sə-mā′, kŏn′sə-mā′)n. A clear soup made of strained meat or vegetable stock, served hot or as a cold jelly.

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[French, from past participle of consommer, to use up, from Latin cōnsummāre, to finish; see consummate.]

consommé

(kənˈsɒmeɪ; ˈkɒnsɒˌmeɪ; French kɔ̃sɔme) n (Cookery) a clear soup made from meat or chicken stock[C19: from French, from consommer to finish, use up, from Latin consummāre; so called because all the goodness of the meat goes into the liquid]

con•som•mé

(ˌkɒn səˈmeɪ, ˈkɒn səˌmeɪ)

n. a clear soup made from rich stock. [1805–15; < French, n. use of consommé, past participle of consommer to finish < Latin consummāre; see consummate]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.consomme - clear soup usually of beef or veal or chickensoup - liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid foodmadrilene - a tomato-flavored consomme; often served chilled