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chowder

chow·der
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [chou-der]
    • /ˈtʃaʊ dər/
    • /ˈtʃaʊ.dər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chou-der]
    • /ˈtʃaʊ dər/

Definitions of chowder word

  • variable noun chowder Chowder is a thick soup containing pieces of fish. 3
  • noun chowder a thick soup or stew containing clams or fish 3
  • noun chowder a thick soup made variously, but usually containing onions, potatoes, and salt pork, sometimes corn, tomatoes, or other vegetables, and often, specif., clams or fish and milk 3
  • noun chowder a thick soup or stew made of clams, fish, or vegetables, with potatoes, onions, and other ingredients and seasonings. 1
  • noun chowder A rich soup typically containing fish, clams, or corn with potatoes and onions. 1
  • noun chowder type of thickened soup 1

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Origin of chowder

First appearance:

before 1735
One of the 48% newest English words
1735-45, Americanism; < French chaudière pot, kettle < Late Latin caldāria cauldron

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Parts of speech for Chowder

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chowder popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for chowder

noun chowder

  • porridge — a food made of oatmeal, or some other meal or cereal, boiled to a thick consistency in water or milk.
  • puree — a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
  • concoction — A concoction is something that has been made out of several things mixed together.
  • distillation — the volatilization or evaporation and subsequent condensation of a liquid, as when water is boiled in a retort and the steam is condensed in a cool receiver.
  • fluid — a substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape.

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