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consommé

[ kon-suh-mey, kon-suh-mey ]

noun

  1. a clear soup made by boiling meat or chicken, bones, vegetables, etc., to extract their nutritive properties: served hot or jellied.

    Synonyms: broth



consommé

/ ˈkɒnsɒˌmeɪ; kənˈsɒmeɪ; kɔ̃sɔme /

noun

  1. a clear soup made from meat or chicken stock


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Word History and Origins

Origin of consommé1

1805–15; < French, noun use of consommé, past participle of consommer to finish < Latin consummāre to add up, finish; consummate

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Word History and Origins

Origin of consommé1

C19: from French, from consommer to finish, use up, from Latin consummāre; so called because all the goodness of the meat goes into the liquid

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