Added 10 October 2026
chowder
/ˈt͡ʃaʊdɚ/ noun
Latin root: caldāria Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about chowder at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A thick, creamy soup or stew.
fish chowder
- A stew, particularly fish or seafood, not necessarily thickened.
- Alternative spelling of jowter.
verb
- To make (seafood, etc.) into chowder.
Origin
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”).
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