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bouillon

/ˈbʊlˌjɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
bouil-lon
IPA
/ˈbʊlˌjɑn/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city in Luxemburg, Brussels, Belgium.

Etymology

First attested 1656, from French bouillon, from the verb bouillir (“to boil”), from Old French boillir, from Latin bullīre (“to bubble, boil”), from bulla (“bubble”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bouillon, boillir, bulliō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbʊlˌjɑn/
  • British English: /ˈbuː.jɒn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bouillons (plural)

Phrases

bouillon cube court bouillon

Frequently Paired Words

bullion

Rhymes With

dylan villain macmillan dillon mcmillan penicillin gillan millen gillen millan killen guillen

Questions

How do you pronounce bouillon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʊlˌjɑn/.
What does bouillon mean?
A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
Where does bouillon come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce bouillon

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