clam chowder
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2.8
- noun
- /klæm ˈʧaʊdər/
- US
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sopa de almejas
- The creamy clam chowder was filled with tender clams and fresh potatoes.
- a bowl of clam chowder
- a cup of clam chowder
- hot clam chowder
Like, you think about like what's native to, I don't know, American soup, clam chowder, delicious cream.
- Like, you think about like what's native to, I don't know, American soup, clam chowder, delicious cream.
- Even like when I was younger, I would have like like a clam chowder was good.
- And when I wanted to splurge I would go to the store and get the the chunky Campbell soup clam chowder.
Examples
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I'm pretty picky about my clam chowder (chowdah!), but I'm even pickier about corn chowder.
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New England clam chowder.
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Somebody mentioned a place to get great clam chowder in New York.
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Are you enjoying the clam chowder?
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We're on our way to Boston to get some clam chowder.
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The New England clam chowder was notable as well.
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We were heading toward nearby Newport for a walk on the beach and some clam chowder before returning home.
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Or try a simple New England-style clam chowder, of which I have a couple of recipes, here and here.
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Delicious hot choices include beef chili and clam chowder.
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They have both Manhattan and New England style clam chowders on the menu!
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Synonyms
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3.4
A thick, creamy soup with potatoes and often seafood or bacon
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3.3
A thick creamy soup from New England made with clams, potatoes, onions, and milk
A tomato soup with clams and vegetables served hot
How Thick
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'clam' (a bivalve mollusk) with 'chowder' (a rich, thick soup), so a learner who knows both constituents will infer it is a soup made with clams. There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift—the phrase follows a common noun+food naming pattern—so it is immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
The name clam chowder may come from old cooks who used a large pot called a chowder to make a thick soup with clams and milk or tomatoes. That's why clam chowder now means 'a thick soup made with clams'.