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chowder

[ chou-der ]

noun

  1. a thick soup or stew made of clams, fish, or vegetables, with potatoes, onions, and other ingredients and seasonings.


chowder

/ ˈtʃaʊdə /

noun

  1. a thick soup or stew containing clams or fish


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chowder1

1735–45, Americanism; < French chaudière pot, kettle < Late Latin caldāria cauldron

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chowder1

C18: from French chaudière kettle, from Late Latin caldāria; see cauldron

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Example Sentences

I was about to play touch football with John-John and I could almost smell the chowder.

"It's your kind of clam chowder, too," said Mrs. Hills, shaking her head.

I'll bring you over a bowl of hot chowder to-night, and if there's anything else you want, you just let me know.

This chowder differs in no material way from soup stock in this form.

However, when it is impossible to procure the sea food, potato chowder does nicely as a change from the usual soup.

The little birds found along the streams, like squabs and sandpipers, are fat and give the chowder a fine flavor.

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