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Definition of broth noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

broth

noun
 
/brɒθ/
 
/brɔːθ/
 [uncountable, countable]Idioms
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  1. thick soup made by boiling meat or fish and vegetables in water
    • chicken broth
    see also Scotch brothTopics Foodc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBroth is used after these nouns:
    • beef
    • chicken
    • meat
    • …
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    Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to brew.
Idioms
too many cooks spoil the broth
  1. (saying) if too many people are involved in doing something, it will not be done well
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