CHOWDER


Meaning of CHOWDER in English

■ noun a rich soup typically containing fish, clams, or corn with potatoes and onions.

Origin

C18: perh. from Fr. chaudière 'stew pot', related to Old North. Fr. caudron (see cauldron ).

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