choke-priest
A thick Italian soup containing pasta or dumplingsA thick Italian soup containing pasta or dumplings.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete, uncountable)A thick Italian soup containing pasta or dumplings.
Origin
UK mid-19th century. Calque of Italian strozzapreti, from strozzare (“to choke; to stranglUK mid-19th century. Calque of Italian strozzapreti, from strozzare (“to choke; to strangle”) + prete (“priest”). Equivalent to choke + priest.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable