bouillon cube

noun

: a cube of evaporated meat extract

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One of the most straightforward interventions involves piggybacking nutrients onto existing food staples, such as salt, oil, and bouillon cubes, which many low-resource households rely on to flavor their foods. Alice Park, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024 Fortifying bouillon cubes with iron, folic acid, zinc, and vitamin B12, for example, could prevent 16.6 million cases of anemia each year in Nigeria. Alice Park, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024 Just one teaspoon mixed with a glass of water will give you a deep green drink that smells a lot like a vegetable bouillon cube and tastes pretty close to one too. Kelsey Kunik, Rd, Health, 29 Dec. 2023 Avoid bouillon cubes and granules which are also quite salty and will worsen the problem. Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for bouillon cube 

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bouillon cube was in 1909

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“Bouillon cube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bouillon%20cube. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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