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chowder

/ˈt͡ʃaʊdɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
chow-der
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃaʊdɚ/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thick, creamy soup or stew.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A stew, particularly fish or seafood, not necessarily thickened.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative spelling of jowter.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To make (seafood, etc.) into chowder.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: chaudière, caldāria, caldus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈt͡ʃaʊdɚ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chowders (plural) chowders (present, singular) chowdering (participle, present) chowdered (participle, past) chowdered (past)

Derived Forms

chowderheaded chowderlike

Phrases

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

Rhymes With

powder louder crowder prouder browder souder bauder stauder fly powder

Questions

How do you pronounce chowder?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃaʊdɚ/.
What does chowder mean?
A thick, creamy soup or stew.
Where does chowder come from?
It is traced to French.

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