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cioppino

/tʃəˈpiːnəʊ/

cioppino noun: an Italian-American shellfish and tomato stew.

Noun

cioppino (countable and uncountable, plural cioppinos)

  1. An Italian-American shellfish and tomato stew.
    • We observed a neighboring diner receive her entree, an impressive-looking shellfish stew served in a very large clear glass bowl. We nearly regretted our entree selections as we vicariously enjoyed her San Francisco-style Cioppino, a West Coast version of the Cajun Bouillabaise. Her bowl was loaded...1985 April 27, Sue Hyde, “Formal Dining Pleasure”, in Gay Community News, page 8

Forms of cioppino

pluralcioppinos

Origin of cioppino

From Ligurian cioppin, from a Genoese dialect, ciuppin, for a fish stew.

Words that rhyme with cioppino

11 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about cioppino

What does cioppino mean?
Cioppino means an Italian-American shellfish and tomato stew.
What part of speech is cioppino?
Cioppino is a noun.
How do you pronounce cioppino?
Cioppino is pronounced /tʃəˈpiːnəʊ/.
What is the plural of cioppino?
The plural of cioppino is cioppinos.

Words near cioppino in the dictionary

  1. Cionci
  2. Cioncis
  3. cionid
  4. cionids
  5. cions
  6. cioppino
  7. cioppinos
  8. Cioranian
  9. Cioroiași
  10. Ciortești
  11. Ciorăști

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