lentil soup
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- noun
- /ˈlɛn.tɪl suːp/
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sopa de lentejas
- Josh and I ordered a cup of French lentil soup.
- lentil soup known as sambar
- spicy lentil soup
- bowl of lentil soup
So I think that it's very unlikely that humans are just going to give up carnivore and switch to lentil soup and hummus wraps and bean and rice burritos.
- So I think that it's very unlikely that humans are just going to give up carnivore and switch to lentil soup and hummus wraps and bean and rice burritos.
- They were nice enough to share their lentil soup with us, which was delicious and hot and hearty and the perfect thing after a long, cold horseback ride.
- So for lunch I eat lentil soup with vegetables and for dinner I have purple potato with chicken and more vegetables.
- I might have been tempted to go with something like weed or brown rice or lentil soup or genital warts, but no.
Examples
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For lunch, I enjoyed a hearty lentil soup filled with vegetables and spices.
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On a chilly evening, a steaming bowl of lentil soup is the perfect comfort food.
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"Be sure to heat the lentil soup for at least a half hour before serving."
Fiction book (1998) -
This afternoon for lunch, I had one cup of sausage and lentil soup.
Blog text (20) -
I love lentil soup, and can hardly wait to see your recipe.
Blog text (14) -
So for lunch I eat lentil soup with vegetables and for dinner I have purple potato with chicken and more vegetables.
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They were nice enough to share their lentil soup with us, which was delicious and hot and hearty and the perfect thing after a long, cold horseback ride.
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Steaming-hot lentil soup with walnuts, fresh-baked buttermilk bread.
Fiction book (1997) -
She warmed up the lentil soup with some crusty bread for dinner.
Synonyms
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A hot dish of meat, fish, or vegetables cooked in water
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A thick dish made from lentils often eaten with rice or bread
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: combining 'lentil' (a type of legume) with 'soup' (a liquid dish) yields a soup made from lentils. This straightforward noun+noun food compound follows common cross-linguistic cooking-noun patterns and would be immediately understood by a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
The food lentil soup is a simple name: small round lentil seeds cooked in hot soup, so you can picture the little lentils swimming in a bowl. That's why lentil soup means 'a soup made from lentils'.