/ ˈtʃaʊdə(r); NAmE / noun
[ U ] a thick soup made with fish and vegetables :
clam chowder
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: perhaps from French chaudière stew pot, related to Old Northern French caudron , based on Latin caldarium , calidarium cooking-pot, from calidus hot.