Word
bree
Phoneticsbree
US/ˈbɹi/
UK/bɹˈiː/
Definition
n. a thick soup or broth. It is a word used mostly in Scotland to describe the liquid part of a meal.
n. the liquid in which food has been boiled; a broth or soup. Primarily used in Scottish dialects.
Examples
“She served a warm bowl of chicken bree.”
“After boiling the vegetables, he saved the bree to use as a base for the next day's stew.”
“The traditional recipe calls for the mutton to be simmered slowly until the resulting bree is rich enough to sustain a traveler through the harsh highland winter.”
Examples
simple
“She served a warm bowl of chicken bree.”
contextual
“After boiling the vegetables, he saved the bree to use as a base for the next day's stew.”
complex
“The traditional recipe calls for the mutton to be simmered slowly until the resulting bree is rich enough to sustain a traveler through the harsh highland winter.”
Usage
Primarily a regional dialect term; often appears in the phrase 'kale bree'.
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