chowder

[ chou-der ]

/ ˈtʃaʊ dər /

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noun

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

Nearby words

chow, chow chow, chow down, chow mein, chow-chow, chowder, chowderhead, chowhound, chowk, chowtime, choyote

Origin of chowder

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

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Examples from the Web for chowder

I was about to play touch football with John-John and I could almost smell the chowder.
My Man Crush on JFK, Jr.|Mark Katz|July 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
"I don't call this picnicking," Edith declared, after her first taste of chowder.
The Bachelors|William Dana Orcutt
I called to you and said not to salt the chowder because I saw you seasoning everything you could find!
Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
Well, I got my clams; now I'll steer this horse into port and come back and get to work on that chowder.
Fair Harbor|Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Then he brought the chowder in, in a big porcelain tureen which was shaped like a goose.
The Trumpeter Swan|Temple Bailey
Beef tea answers as well; a bowl of chowder quite as well as either.
Methods of Authors|Hugo Erichsen

British Dictionary definitions for chowder

chowder

/ (ˈtʃaʊdə) /

noun

a thick soup or stew containing clams or fish

Word Origin for chowder

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

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