stockcube
nounUK /ˈstɒk.kjuːb/
US /ˈstɑːk.kjuːb/
A stockcube is a small hard square that you melt in hot water to make soup or gravy taste good.
Mum dropped a stockcube into the boiling water to make the soup tasty.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A compressed cube of dried meat, vegetables, and salt used as a base for cooking.
The recipe calls for one chicken stockcube dissolved in two cups of water.
3. A small solid block of concentrated flavour used to season rice or stews.
He crumbled a stockcube over the rice before stirring it in.
4. A cube-shaped packet of powdered stock sold in supermarkets.
She bought a box of ten stockcubes for the winter.