decoction

See also décoction

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Old French decoccion, decoction, from Latin decoctiō, from decoquō (“I boil down”), from de- + coquō.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪˈkɒkʃən/

Noun

decoction (plural decoctions)

1. an extraction or essence of something, obtained by boiling it down
   • 1993, Anthony Burgess, A Dead Man In Deptford

     Poley offered a hot decoction of blackberries, saying: Peace?

   • 1994, Jeanette Winterson, Art & Lies

     Witches and devils no longer threaten you and me. We don’t mind living next door to the harmless lady with her herb garden and decoction still, her black cat and red hair.

Related terms

• decoct

Translations

an extraction or essence

• Finnish: keite (fi)
• French: décoction (fr) f

  Old French: decoccion f

• Irish: urbhruith (ga) f
• Italian: decotto (it) m

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Old French

Noun

decoction f (oblique plural decoctions, nominative singular decoction, nominative plural decoctions)

1. Alternative form of decoccion.