# bouillon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbuː.jɒn/ · frequency rank #50,398

## Definitions
1. A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
2. A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
3. An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog.

## 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”).

## Source
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