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chowder Definition

chow·der (c̸ho̵udər)

noun

a thick soup made variously, but usually containing onions, potatoes, and salt pork, sometimes corn, tomatoes, or other vegetables, and often, specif., clams or fish and milk

Etymology: Fr chaudière, a pot < LL caldaria: see caldron

chowder Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • try: Try salmon chowder at the famous Fish market - great for the atmosphere as well as the taste!
  • have: A convention of baseball has the shrimp entrees chowders.
  • serve: If you plan to serve clam chowder it should be made the day before and brought along with the watermelon, the traditional dessert.

Modifies a noun

  • soup: I even have clam chowder soup lurking in the kitchen.

Noun used with modifier

  • clam: Boston, one of the oldest seaports in America, makes what the locals consider the finest clam chowder in the United States.
  • entree: An atomic level are only six to competea decade shrimp entrees chowders.
  • seafood: Lovely on its own or with a rich seafood chowder.
  • shrimp: An atomic level are only six to competea decade shrimp entrees chowders.
  • fish: Also, I like to make a Cod fish chowder almost the same way.
  • conch: You may also come across conch chowder - a keys specialty, tiny blue crabs - a Florida delicacy and fresh scallops.

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