chowder

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chowder

/ˈt͡ʃaʊdɚ/ US

Rhymes with -aʊdə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Probably borrowed from French chaudière, from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), derived from Latin caldus (“hot”). Related to English cauldron.

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

noun chowders

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

verb chowders · chowdering · chowdered

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

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noun thick, creamy soup or stew

日本語	チャウダー chaudā
中文	羹 gēng
Français	chaudrée
Русский	густа́я похлёбка gustája poxljóbka

noun a seafood or fish stew

Español	shirumbi
日本語	寄せ鍋 yosenabe
Deutsch	Fischsuppe

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@misc{chowder_2026,
  title = {chowder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chowder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}