🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

zuppa densa di pesce

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsuppa densa di pesce

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Chowder/ˈtʃaʊ.dər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La zuppa di pesce densa è tipica della cucina americana."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A rich, thick soup or stew typically made with seafood or vegetables, milk or cream, and potatoes.

    "We enjoyed a warm bowl of clam chowder by the chilly harbor."
  2. 2

    A vegetable-based thick soup prepared similarly to traditional seafood versions.

    "The restaurant also offered a hearty corn chowder during the autumn months."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French word 'chaudière', meaning a cauldron or pot, which was brought to North America by French fishermen. Historically, it referred to a rich soup or stew made in a large pot, evolving into various regional seafood or vegetable chowders in maritime cuisine.

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