chowder

English

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French chaudière (“pot”), from Late Latin caldaria < Latin caldarium; also related to English cauldron). Possibly from older English jowter (“fish monger”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtʃaʊdɚ/
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  • Rhymes: -aʊdə(ɹ)

Noun

chowder (countable and uncountable, plural chowders)

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

chowder (third-person singular simple present chowders, present participle chowdering, simple past and past participle chowdered)

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

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