bouillon cube
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- noun
- /ˈbuːjɒn kjuːb/
:
cubo de caldo
- He used a vegetable bouillon cube to enhance the taste of the broth.
- chicken bouillon cubes
- vegetable bouillon cube
- beef bouillon cubes
Examples
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So we're using a bouillon cube and some water.
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Well, red usually means caution, or beef if it's a bouillon cube.
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Donna Rae took the box, showing me what looked like a bunch of red foil-wrapped bouillon cubes.
Fiction book (1998) -
Knorr won't sell any more bouillon cubes because of it, but Marcos' kids get taken care of.
Blog text (21) -
Amanda had nearly whispered it, and Mrs. Kawaguchi tried hard to act natural, to smile at Amanda, who asked if she should add another bouillon cube.
Fiction book (1990) -
To make the soup, dissolve a bouillon cube in two cups of boiling water.
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For richer flavor, add a bouillon cube to the pot while cooking vegetables.
Synonyms
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A small cube of dried broth that adds flavor to soups and stews
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Morphology
The phrase is a literal compound of 'bouillon' (broth/stock) and 'cube' (a small cube), so the meaning — a small cube of concentrated broth used for flavoring — is directly derivable from the constituents. This noun+noun composition is cross-linguistically common and follows transparent compositional patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.
Etymology
Bouillon cube comes from French bouillon meaning 'broth' and from its small square cube shape. Imagine a tiny dried block you drop into hot water and it melts into 'broth', so the name tells you it is a small cube used to make or add flavour to soup.