chowder
A thick, creamy soup or stewA thick, creamy soup or stew.
» Tom ate a bowl of clam chowder.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)A thick, creamy soup or stew.
fish chowder
густа́я похлёбкаgustája poxljóbka
a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes
(countable, uncountable)A stew, particularly fish or seafood, not necessarily thickened.
Fischsuppe
Examples
2 sentencesTom ate a bowl of clam chowder.
Corn chowder warms on a cold day.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Probably borrowed from French chaudière, from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), derivedProbably borrowed from French chaudière, from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), derived from Latin caldus (“hot”). Related to English cauldron.
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Forms
plural: chowdersWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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