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☆ chow·der (c̸ho̵u′dər)

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

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chowder Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • try: Try salmon chowder at the famous Fish market - great for the atmosphere as well as the taste!

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.
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