chowder
noun
- category of soups
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃaʊdɚ/
noun
Etymology: Probably borrowed from French chaudière, from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), derived from Latin caldus (“hot”). Related to English cauldron. Possibly from older English jowter (“fish monger”).
- A thick, creamy soup or stew.
“fish chowder”
- A stew, particularly fish or seafood, not necessarily thickened.
- Alternative spelling of jowter.
verb
Etymology: Probably borrowed from French chaudière, from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), derived from Latin caldus (“hot”). Related to English cauldron. Possibly from older English jowter (“fish monger”).
- To make (seafood, etc.) into chowder.