How do you pronounce broth?

The recorded pronunciation is /bɹɔθ/.

Where does broth come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

broth

/bɹɔθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: broth
IPA: /bɹɔθ/

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Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

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

Countable

Example Sentences

"A compound of galanga, cubebs, sparrow wort, cardamoms, nutmeg, gillyflowers, Indian thistle, laurel seeds, cloves, Persian pepper is made into a drink. Taken twice daily morning and night, in pigeon or fowl broth, preceded and followed by eater. The result, according to Arab tradition, is an effective aphrodisiac."

Etymology

From Middle English broth, from Old English broþ (“broth”), from Proto-West Germanic *broþ (“broth”), from Proto-Germanic *bruþą (“broth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to seethe, roil, brew”). By surface analysis, brew + -th (abstract nominal suffix).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *bʰrewh₁-, broth, broþ, *broþ, *bruþą

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /bɹɔθ/
British English: /bɹɒθ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

broths (plural)

Derived Forms

brothlike brothy clambroth hellbroth microbroth

Phrases

barley-broth black broth broth cube broth of a boy cockadoodle broth flesh broth lysogeny broth plum broth

Frequently Paired Words

barley-bree brew brewis brose court bouillon juice supper dashi

Synonyms

bouillon liquor pot liquor stock

Rhymes With

cloth roth moth doth auth froth schroth krauth lauth fauth kauth rauth