cioppino
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cioppino
1935–40; apparently < dialectal Italian
Example Sentences
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It also shines in fish stews and soups of all kinds, from cacciucco to tom kha gai to cioppino or caldeirada.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2025
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
Tejal Rao, a California restaurant critic for The Times, recently wrote about where to eat cioppino in San Francisco.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
The cioppino at Anchor Oyster Bar in San Francisco is a showstopper — a beautiful, long-simmered tomato sauce thinned with clam juice and packed with a mix of excellent seafood.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2022
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