soup kitchen
Americannoun
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a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to people experiencing food insecurity.
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Military Slang. (in World War I) a mobile kitchen.
noun
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a place or mobile stall where food and drink, esp soup, is served to destitute people
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military a mobile kitchen
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Etymology
Origin of soup kitchen
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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And though President Vladimir Putin recently hailed a cooling of inflation amid high interest rates, pensioners in the Saint Petersburg soup kitchen say their situation is still dire.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
Apparently not when he’s working a soup kitchen, according to these legal aces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
You can still volunteer at a local soup kitchen, nursing home, or hospital.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025
Back in el-Fasher we hear appeals for help from the women clustered at the soup kitchen - any kind of help.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025
They scoffed at her beliefs, they joked about her soup kitchen.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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