Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gazpacho

/ɡəsˈpɑːt͡ʃəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: gaz-pa-cho
IPA: /ɡəsˈpɑːt͡ʃəʊ/

25

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cold soup of Spanish origin, made with olive oil, vinegar, bread and raw vegetables such as tomatoes, garlic, onion, cucumber and sweet peppers.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"First, as to the title: Gazpacho is the name of a dish universal in, and peculiar to, Spain. It is a sort of cold soup, made of bread, pot-herbs, oil, and water. Its materials are easily come by, and its concoction requires no skill."
"[…] I’d rather have my fill of gazpacho than be subject to the misery of a meddling doctor who kills me with hunger, and I’d rather lie in summer under the shade of an oak, and in winter wrap myself in a double sheepskin jacket in freedom, than go to bed between holland sheets and dress in sables under the restraint of a government."
"He will eat a plateful of gazpacho or puchero, a sardine, half a roll of bread, and drink clear water as often as wine. Food is always of secondary importance: he ranks it after his novia, after his cigarillo, after the bulls."
"Seville is the home of gazpacho, a delicious cold soup of cucumber, tomato, and miscellaneous garnishings."

Etymology

From Spanish gazpacho, perhaps via Mozarabic *gazpelağo from Latin gazophylacium (“treasure-chest in a church”), alluding to the diversity of its contents. Alternatively, related to Spanish caspicias (“remnants”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: gazpacho, *gazpelağo, gazophylacium

Usage

Inflected Forms

gazpachos (plural)

Rhymes With

macho camacho bonifacio

Questions

How do you pronounce gazpacho?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡəsˈpɑːt͡ʃəʊ/.
What does gazpacho mean?: A cold soup of Spanish origin, made with olive oil, vinegar, bread and raw vegetables such as tomatoes, garlic, onion, cucumber and sweet peppers.
Where does gazpacho come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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