different between bullion vs bouillon

English

Etymology

From Middle English bulloin, bullioun, from Anglo-Norman bullion, of obscure origin, perhaps from French bouillon, extending the sense to that of 'melting'. Middle Dutch boelioen (“base metal”) seems to have come from the unrelated French billon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?l.j?n/

Noun

bullion (countable and uncountable, plural bullions)

1. A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.
2. (obsolete) Base or uncurrent coin.
   • 1608, Josuah Sylvester, Du Bartas his divine weekes and workes

     And those which eld's strict doom did disallow, / And damn for bullion, go for current now.

3. (obsolete) Showy metallic ornament, as of gold, silver, or copper, on bridles, saddles, etc.
   • 1523, John Skelton, Garlande of Laurell

     The clasps and bullions were worth a thousand pound.

4. (obsolete) A heavy twisted fringe, made of fine gold or silver wire and used for epaulets; also, any heavy twisted fringe whose cords are prominent.

Translations

English

Etymology

First attested 1656, from French bouillon, from the verb bouillir (“to boil”), from Old French boillir, from Latin bull?re, present active infinitive of bulli? (“I bubble, boil”), from bulla (“bubble”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?bu?.j?n/, /?bu?.j??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b?l?j?n/, /?b?lj?n/, /?bu?j?n/

Noun

bouillon (countable and uncountable, plural bouillons)

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

Hypernyms

• (type of broth): broth

Hyponyms

• Scotch broth

Derived terms

• bouillon cube
• court bouillon

Related terms

• bullion (bulk gold or silver)

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bouillon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu(l)?j?n/
• Hyphenation: bouil?lon
• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

bouillon m (plural bouillons, diminutive bouillonnetje n)

1. stock, broth (water in which meat (or other food) has been boiled)

   Synonym: vleesnat

2. (dated) bullion, fringe of gold or silver wire

   Synonym: cantille

Derived terms

• bouillonblokje

French

Etymology

bouillir +? -on

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.j??/

Noun

bouillon m (plural bouillons)

1. broth (water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled)
2. bubble rising from a boiling liquid
3. gulp of liquid which escapes forcefully
4. flesh rising on a fold
5. risen fold of cloth
6. unsold copies of a publication
7. simple restaurant, which originally served only bouillon

Derived terms

• boire le bouillon
• boire le bouillon d'onze heures
• bouillon de culture
• bouilloire
• bouillon-blanc
• bouillonnement
• bouillonner
• bouillotte

References

• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Further reading

• “bouillon” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Gallo

Etymology

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Noun

bouillon m

1. mud

Derived terms

• bouillounou (“muddy”)