Chowder

//ˈt͡ʃaʊdɚ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A thick, creamy soup or stew. countable, uncountable

    "fish chowder"

  2. 2
    a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes wordnet
  3. 3
    A stew, particularly fish or seafood, not necessarily thickened. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Alternative spelling of jowter. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To make (seafood, etc.) into chowder. transitive

Synonyms

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bisqueborschtbouillabaissebouillonbrothburgoo

Example

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"Tom ate a bowl of clam chowder."

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French chaudière, from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), derived from Latin caldus (“hot”). Related to English cauldron. Possibly from older English jowter (“fish monger”).

Related phrases

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