chowder

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Etymology

Probably from French chaudière ‎(“pot”), from chaud ‎(“hot”) (also related to the Latin caldaria and English cauldron). Possibly from Old 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.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)

Derived terms

• chowder beer
• clam chowder

Translations

A thick, creamy soup or stew

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 周打湯, 周打汤 ‎(zau¹ daa² tong¹), 周打 ‎(zau¹ daa²)

  Mandarin: 羹 (zh) ‎(gēng)

• German: dicke Suppe aus Meeresfrüchten f
• Japanese: チャウダー ‎(chaudā)
• Russian: густая похлёбка f

A seafood or fish stew

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 海鮮周打湯, 海鲜周打汤 ‎(hoi² sin¹ zau¹ daa² tong¹), 海鮮周打, 海鲜周打 ‎(hoi² sin¹ zau¹ daa²)

• German: Fischsuppe (de) f
• Japanese: 寄せ鍋 ‎(よせなべ, yosenabe)

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• cowherd