chowder
/ˈt͡ʃaʊdɚ/
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chowder noun: a thick, creamy soup or stew. Also the alternative spelling of jowter.
Noun
chowder (countable and uncountable, plural chowders)
Verb
chowder (third-person singular simple present chowders, present participle chowdering, simple past and past participle chowdered)
- To make (seafood, etc.) into chowder.
Also used as
chowder is also the alternative spelling of jowter.
Examples of chowder in a sentence
- You're finishing the chowder if you sit there (motionless) all evening!
- You're finishing your chowder if you sit there all afternoon!
- Is the clam chowder made with honest-to-goodness clams?
Forms of chowder
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | chowders |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | chowders |
| present participle | chowdering |
| past participle | chowdered |
| past | chowdered |
Origin of chowder
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”).
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Questions about chowder
- What does chowder mean?
- Chowder means a thick, creamy soup or stew.
- What part of speech is chowder?
- Chowder can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce chowder?
- Chowder is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃaʊdɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of chowder?
- The plural of chowder is chowders.
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