What does "vichyssoise" mean?

A thick, creamy soup made from potato, leeks, onions, and chicken stock, and normally served cold.

What is a synonym for "vichyssoise"?

Common synonyms include: bisque, borscht, bouillabaisse, bouillon, broth, burgoo.

Pronounced //ˌvɪʃiˈswɑːz//.

//ˌvɪʃiˈswɑːz// noun

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Noun

1
A thick, creamy soup made from potato, leeks, onions, and chicken stock, and normally served cold. countable, uncountable
2
a creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions; usually served cold wordnet

From French vichyssoise (literally “from Vichy”).

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