™ / ˈbɒvrɪl; NAmE ˈbɑːv-/ noun
1.
[ U ] a dark substance made from beef, used in cooking and for making drinks
2.
[ U , C ] a hot drink made by mixing Bovril with water
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Latin bos , bov- ox, the second element perhaps from vril , an imaginary form of energy described in E. Bulwer-Lytton's novel The Coming Race (1871).