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soupe-maigre

soupe-maigre is the alternative spelling of soupe maigre.

Meaning of soupe maigre

Noun

soupe maigre

  1. A soup made chiefly from vegetables or fish with a little butter and a few condiments.
    • I now recollect that all my distemper was returning upon me with irresistible violence—and that in spite of water-gruel and soupe-maigre.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter DXII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […]...

Questions about soupe-maigre

What is soupe-maigre the alternative spelling of?
Soupe-maigre is the alternative spelling of soupe maigre.

Words near soupe-maigre in the dictionary

  1. soupbowlsful
  2. soupcon
  3. soupcons
  4. soupe du jour
  5. soupe maigre
  6. soupe-maigre
  7. souped
  8. souped up
  9. souped-up
  10. souper
  11. souperism

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