brothy

brothy

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English broth
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English brothy

    From broth + -y.

    Adjective

    brothy (comparative brothier, superlative brothiest)

    1. Resembling or characteristic of broth.
      • 2012, K. C. Willson, M. N. Clifford, Tea: Cultivation to Consumption, page 42:
        The brothy taste of tea brew originates in the amino acids fraction […]

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