bouillon

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a clear seasoned broth

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”).

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