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she-crab soup

she-crab soup noun: a rich soup, similar to bisque, made of milk or heavy cream, crab or fish stock, Atlantic blue crab meat, and (traditionally) crab roe, with a dash of dry sherry.

Noun

she-crab soup (countable and uncountable, plural she-crab soups)

  1. A rich soup, similar to bisque, made of milk or heavy cream, crab or fish stock, Atlantic blue crab meat, and (traditionally) crab roe, with a dash of dry sherry.

Forms of she-crab soup

pluralshe-crab soups

Origin of she-crab soup

So called because the roe is carried by the female crab.

Questions about she-crab soup

What does she-crab soup mean?
She-crab soup means a rich soup, similar to bisque, made of milk or heavy cream, crab or fish stock, Atlantic blue crab meat, and (traditionally) crab roe, with a dash of dry sherry.
What part of speech is she-crab soup?
She-crab soup is a noun.
What is the plural of she-crab soup?
The plural of she-crab soup is she-crab soups.

Words near she-crab soup in the dictionary

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  2. she-camels
  3. she-cat
  4. she-cats
  5. she-crab
  6. she-crab soup
  7. she-crabs
  8. she-demon
  9. she-demons
  10. she-devil
  11. she-devils

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