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stewp

UK/stjuːp/

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Australia/stʃʉːp/

stewp noun: a thick, chunky soup that is thicker than most soups but thinner than a stew.

Noun

stewp (countable and uncountable, plural stewps)

  1. A thick, chunky soup that is thicker than most soups but thinner than a stew.
    • Stewp is part stew and part soup. Crusty bread is perfect for dunking.1999, Jean Paré, “Fish Seafood”, in One-Dish Meals, illustrated edition, Company's Coming Publishing Limited, →ISBN, page 60
    • A “stewp” is like a stew and a soup combined.2005 July 1, Linda Larsen, The Everything Meals For A Month Cookbook: Smart Recipes To Help You Plan Ahead, Save Time, And Stay On Budget, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 22

Examples of stewp in a sentence

  • But Nana died when I was seven, and my grandpa, who could put up a mean “stewp”—a thick, chunky soup—when I was thirteen.2010 October 19, Suzan Colon, Cherries in Winter: My Family's Recipe for Hope in Hard Times, illustrated edition, Knopf Doubleday...
  • This was a thick, hearty soup of the type my family has labelled ‘stewp’.2012 October 1, Mary Horsfall, “October”, in Gardens for All Seasons, Csiro Publishing, →ISBN, page 246:
  • This stewp (stew/soup), also known as a pepper pot, can be adapted to any hardy green and uses cheap cuts of meat in a spicy coconut broth.2021 September 7, Christine Tizzard, Cook More, Waste Less: Zero-Waste Recipes to Use Up Groceries, Tackle Food Scraps, and Transform...

Forms of stewp

pluralstewps

Origin of stewp

Blend of stew + soup.

Words that rhyme with stewp

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Questions about stewp

What does stewp mean?
Stewp means a thick, chunky soup that is thicker than most soups but thinner than a stew.
How do you use stewp in a sentence?
But Nana died when I was seven, and my grandpa, who could put up a mean “stewp”—a thick, chunky soup—when I was thirteen.
What part of speech is stewp?
Stewp is a noun.
How do you pronounce stewp?
Stewp is pronounced /stʃʉːp/ (Australia).
What is the plural of stewp?
The plural of stewp is stewps.

Words near stewp in the dictionary

  1. stewish
  2. Stewkey Blue
  3. Stewkey Blues
  4. Stewkley
  5. stewlike
  6. stewp
  7. stewpan
  8. stewpans
  9. stewpond
  10. stewponds
  11. stewpot

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