chowder

English

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French chaudière (“pot”), from Late Latin caldaria, from Latin caldarium. Related to English cauldron.

Possibly from older English jowter (“fish monger”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaʊdɚ/
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Rhymes: -aʊdə(ɹ)

Noun

chowder (countable and uncountable, plural chowders)

A thick, creamy soup or stew.
fish chowder
A stew, particularly fish or seafood, not necessarily thickened.
Alternative spelling of jowter

Derived terms

chowder beer
chowder-head
chowder head
chowder-headed
clam chowder

Translations

thick, creamy soup or stew

Chinese:
Cantonese: 周打湯, 周打汤 (zau¹ daa² tong¹), 周打 (zau¹ daa²)
Mandarin: 羹 (zh) (gēng)
Finnish: (kermainen) keitto
French: chaudrée (fr) f
Japanese: チャウダー (chaudā)
Russian: густая похлёбка f

A seafood or fish stew

Chinese:
Cantonese: 海鮮周打湯, 海鲜周打汤 (hoi² sin¹ zau¹ daa² tong¹), 海鮮周打, 海鲜周打 (hoi² sin¹ zau¹ daa²)
Finnish: pata (fi)
German: Fischsuppe (de) f
Japanese: 寄せ鍋 (よせなべ, yosenabe)

Verb

chowder (third-person singular simple present chowders, present participle chowdering, simple past and past participle chowdered)

(transitive) To make (seafood, etc.) into chowder.

Anagrams

Cowherd, cowherd