cioppino

American  

[chuh-pee-noh, chawp-pee-naw] / tʃəˈpi noʊ, tʃɔpˈpi nɔ /

noun

Italian Cooking.

1. a stew of fish, shellfish, tomatoes, and seasonings.

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Etymology

Origin of cioppino

1935–40; apparently < dialectal Italian

Example Sentences

The crabs were lifted off the boat and weighed: 855 pounds of fresh crab meat to be transformed into sauteed crab cakes, a Louie salad or thrown into some cioppino.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025

My fellow Slatesters have also noticed their favorite products disappearing from shelves: lemon pepper seasoning, frozen cioppino seafood stew, frozen yogurt, horseradish potato chips, and more.

From Slate • Jul. 24, 2024

The restaurant’s best seller is probably its cioppino, a seafood stew cooked with tomatoes and red wine that was long ago devised by San Francisco’s Italian American fishermen.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2023

Baccalà is a must-have for many, and if you're not a bisque person, why not try out a cioppino, the hearty stew hailing from San Francisco?

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2022

To serve, transfer the cioppino to a deep serving bowl, being careful not to break up the delicate cooked fish.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2022