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fumet1

Pronunciation: /fjuːˈmɛt/
Definition of fumet

noun

[mass noun]
  • a concentrated stock, especially of game or fish, used as flavouring: oysters poached in fish fumet [count noun]:a fumet of morels

Origin:

early 18th century (in the senses 'smell of game' and 'game flavour'): from French, from fumer 'to smoke'. The current sense dates from the early 20th century

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