soup kitchen

noun

1. a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to people experiencing food insecurity.

2. Military Slang.,  (in World War I) a mobile kitchen.

soup kitchen

noun

1. a place or mobile stall where food and drink, esp soup, is served to destitute people

2. military a mobile kitchen

Word History and Origins

Origin of soup kitchen¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Back in el-Fasher we hear appeals for help from the women clustered at the soup kitchen - any kind of help.

From BBC

Even going to the soup kitchen at her school was "like an adventure", she said.

From BBC

The soup kitchen became a ritual for the day for the people in North Gaza.

From Salon

They donate it to food banks and soup kitchens.

From Los Angeles Times

“Every day it’s the same struggle. I go back and forth to the soup kitchen.”

From BBC