| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| chowder |
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| SYLLABICATION: | chow·der |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  chou d r |
| NOUN: | 1. A thick soup containing fish or shellfish, especially clams, and vegetables, such as potatoes and onions, in a milk or tomato base. 2. A soup similar to this seafood dish: corn chowder. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French chaudière, stew pot, from Old French, from Late Latin cald ria. See cauldron.
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