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choke-priest

choke-priest noun: a thick Italian soup containing pasta or dumplings.

Noun

choke-priest (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A thick Italian soup containing pasta or dumplings.
    • Warm choke-priest, pastry, and sour wine (the refuse of the convent cellars) were retailed for the same purposes.1848, James Grant, Adventures of an Aide-de-camp, volume 1, page 145

Origin of choke-priest

UK mid-19th century. Calque of Italian strozzapreti, from strozzare (“to choke; to strangle”) + prete (“priest”). Equivalent to choke + priest.

Questions about choke-priest

What does choke-priest mean?
Choke-priest means a thick Italian soup containing pasta or dumplings.
What part of speech is choke-priest?
Choke-priest is a noun.

Words near choke-priest in the dictionary

  1. choke-dog
  2. choke-full
  3. choke-hold
  4. choke-holds
  5. choke-me
  6. choke-priest
  7. chokeberries
  8. chokeberry
  9. chokebore
  10. chokebored
  11. chokebores

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