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soup kitchen

soup kitch·en
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soop kich-uh n]
    • /sup ˈkɪtʃ ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soop kich-uh n]
    • /sup ˈkɪtʃ ən/

Definitions of soup kitchen words

  • noun soup kitchen a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy. 1
  • noun soup kitchen Military Slang. (in World War I) a mobile kitchen. 1
  • noun soup kitchen place serving food to the needy 1
  • countable noun soup kitchen A soup kitchen is a place where homeless people or very poor people are provided with free food. 0
  • noun soup kitchen a place or mobile stall where food and drink, esp soup, is served to destitute people 0
  • noun soup kitchen a mobile kitchen 0

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Origin of soup kitchen

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Soup kitchen

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

soup kitchen popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

soup kitchen usage trend in Literature

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