chowder
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English
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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
chowder (countable and uncountable, plural chowders)
- A thick, creamy soup or stew.
- fish chowder
- A stew, particularly fish or seafood, not necessarily thickened.
- Alternative spelling of jowter
Derived terms
Translations
thick, creamy soup or stew
A seafood or fish stew
Verb
chowder (third-person singular simple present chowders, present participle chowdering, simple past and past participle chowdered)
- (transitive) To make (seafood, etc.) into chowder.