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Fond

stock; concentrated cooking liquid for sauces

noun FONT Rare

Origin: from French 'fond'

Usage Note

Fond is a concentrated meat or vegetable stock used as the flavour base for sauces and braises. Kalbsfond (veal stock) and Gemüsefond (vegetable stock) are sold in jars and are key to professional-tasting German sauces.

Examples

"Den Bratensatz mit Fond ablöschen und zur Soße einkochen."

Natural Translation

Deglaze the roasting residue with stock and reduce to a sauce.

Literal Translation

The roasting-residue with stock deglaze and to sauce reduce.

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