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Chowder

/ˈtʃaʊdɚ/

A thick, creamy soup or stew.

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📖 Definitions of "Chowder"

noun

1
A thick, creamy soup or stew.
2
A stew, particularly fish or seafood, not necessarily thickened.
3
A seller of fish.

verb

1
To make (seafood, etc.) into chowder.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Chowder"

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soupnoun	Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food value, flavor, and texture.
clamnoun	A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria), hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), sea clams or hen clams (Spisula solidissima), and other species, possibly originally applied to clams of species Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
clam chowdernoun	A type of chowder made from clams and usually potatoes, with numerous variations.
chowder beernoun	(historical) A drink made from molasses mixed with water in which black spruce has been boiled.
chow chownoun	(South Asia) A chayote.
chow-chownoun	(South Asia) A chayote.
chowchownoun	An American relish, containing pickled green tomatoes, cabbage, and often other vegetables.
new england clam chowdernoun	A variety of clam chowder that is white due to being made with cream and potatoes
stewpnoun	A thick, chunky soup that is thicker than most soups but thinner than a stew.
chawdronnoun	(archaic or historical) The entrails of an animal, especially when used as a food ingredient; offal.
bisquenoun	A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.
chaldronnoun	(archaic) An old English dry measure, containing four quarters. At London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exclusively for coal and coke.
chownoun	(slang, uncountable) Food, especially snacks.
manhattan clam chowdernoun	A variety of clam chowder that is red due to the addition of tomatoes.
choke-priestnoun	(obsolete) A thick Italian soup containing pasta or dumplings.
chow funnoun	A Cantonese dish, composed of stir-fried wide noodles, bean sprouts, and meat or tofu.
cream soupnoun	A creamy-textured soup, often made with cream and/or milk.
dashinoun	A type of soup or cooking stock, often made from kelp.
she-crab soupnoun	A rich soup, similar to bisque, made of milk or heavy cream, crab or fish stock, Atlantic blue crab meat, and (traditionally) crab roe, with a dash of dry sherry.
consomménoun	a clear broth made from reduced meat or vegetable stock, served either hot as a soup or chilled as a jelly