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shark-fin soup

shark-fin soup is the alternative form of shark fin soup.

Meaning of shark fin soup

Noun

shark fin soup (countable and uncountable, plural shark fin soups)

  1. A soup made from shark fins, common especially in Chinese culture, where it is served on special occasions and as a symbol of wealth and prestige.

Forms of shark-fin soup

pluralshark-fin soups

Questions about shark-fin soup

What is shark-fin soup the alternative form of?
Shark-fin soup is the alternative form of shark fin soup.

Words near shark-fin soup in the dictionary

  1. shark's fin soup
  2. shark's tooth
  3. shark-bait
  4. shark-bite
  5. shark-fin
  6. shark-fin soup
  7. shark-finned
  8. shark-fins
  9. shark-flesh
  10. shark-gull
  11. shark-gulls

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