Tuesday, January 8, 2013

bullion, bouillon

Bullion or bullion means gold, in the form of ingots or as a commodity--
He invested his savings in gold bullion.
She checked the rise and fall in the price of bullion several times each day.

Bouillon or bouillon ( usually pronounced to rhyme with bullion ) means clear broth or meat stock, most commonly beef broth--
A hot cup of bouillon make will warm you up in cold weather.
Strain the bouillon through a fine sieve.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"They sipped beef bouillon while discussing the sale of some gold bullion."


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