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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

brodo di pesce

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈbrɔ.do di ˈpe.ʃe

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fish stock/ˈfɪʃ stɒk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14200 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Ho usato il brodo di pesce per bagnare il risotto ai frutti di mare."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A savory liquid culinary preparation made by simmering fish bones, heads, and aromatic vegetables in water, used as a base for soups and sauces.

    "The chef prepared a delicate fish stock to serve as the foundation for the bouillabaisse."
  2. 2

    A concentrated or dehydrated bouillon block or powder flavored with fish extract.

    "She dissolved a cube of fish stock in boiling water to speed up the risotto preparation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines the Old English 'fisc' (swimming vertebrate animal) with the Old English 'stocc' (tree trunk, post, or accumulated supply). Historically established in culinary terminology by the late 19th century as a foundational liquid preparation made by simmering fish bones and aromatics.

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