zuppa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian zuppa. Doublet of soup.

Noun

zuppa (plural zuppas or zuppe)

1. Any of various Italian soups.

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Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin suppa, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *supô, *suppa (“slice of soaked bread; soup”) (whence English soup).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sup.pa/, [ˈt̪͡s̪upːä]

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• Rhymes: -uppa
• Hyphenation: zùp‧pa

Noun

zuppa f (plural zuppe)

1. one of several types of soup

   Se non è zuppa è pan bagnato.

   Between two things, there is no substantial difference (literally “If it isn't soup, it's soaked bread.”)

   Synonyms: brodo, minestra, minestrone

Adjective

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective zuppo.

Verb

zuppa

1. third-person singular present indicative of zuppare
2. second-person singular imperative of zuppare

Related terms

• zuppa inglese (“the dessert, trifle”)
• zuppare
• zuppiera
• zuppo

 

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Sicilian

Noun

zuppa f (plural zuppi)

1. soup