wedding soup

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English

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Etymology

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A mistranslated calque of Italian minestra maritata (married soup), which refers to the “marriage” of the vegetables and the meat.[1]

Noun

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wedding soup (countable and uncountable, plural wedding soups)

  1. (US) An Italian-American soup consisting of green vegetables and meat in a chicken-based broth.
    Synonym: Italian wedding soup
    • 2013, Ellie Krieger, Weeknight Wonders: Delicious Healthy Dishes in 30 Minutes, →ISBN:
      You have probably heard of wedding soup, an Italian-American favorite that gets its name not because it is served at weddings, but because it is a marriage of meat (in the form of tiny meatballs) and vegetables []
    • 2014, Mary Campisi, A Family Affair: Fall, →ISBN:
      This was his second helping and he'd already eaten three slices of bread, a salad, and a cup of wedding soup.
    • 2013, Kristen Homan, Money in the Kitchen, →ISBN:
      [The] shopper creates a version of wedding soup and incorporates beans into the mix to allow for extra protein.

References

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  1. ^ The [Better Homes and Gardens] Ultimate Soups & Stews Book, 2013, →ISBN:Italian wedding soup gets its name from the marriage of meat and greens.