soup

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(1645) French soupe from Old French souppe, sope from Late Latin suppa "soup" of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *supp- from Proto-Germanic *sub-, seue- (to take liquid, sup) (cf. English sop, Middle Dutch soop 'broth', Old High German souf 'id.').

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soup

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural soups

soup (countable and uncountable; plural soups)

  1. Any of various dishes commonly made by boiling water or stock with various ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, to extract flavor.
    Pho is a traditional Vietnamese soup.
  2. (countable) A serving of such a dish, typically in a bowl.
  3. (uncountable) The liquid part of such a dish; the broth.
  4. (figuratively) Any mixture of such consistency.

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