lobster stew - Glite Dictionary

Examples

# Old Cape Cod # If you like the taste of a lobster stew # Served by a window with an ocean view # You're sure to fall in love with Old Cape Cod

Die Hard 2 (1990)
The restaurant is famous for its delicious lobster stew made with fresh cream and herbs.
On chilly evenings, I love to warm up with a bowl of homemade lobster stew.
At the seaside café, we enjoyed a rich and flavorful lobster stew with crusty bread.

Synonyms

soup

vslobster stew

733 1.0

A hot dish of meat, fish, or vegetables cooked in water

is a creamy milk based version that includes diced shellfish

stew

vslobster stew

110 1.0

A dish of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid

is prepared in milk or cream and uses diced shellfish meat

bisque

vslobster stew

11 7.4

A rich creamy soup made from shellfish like lobster or crab

keeps pieces of shellfish rather than blending to a smooth texture

bouillabaisse

vslobster stew

7 9.9

A rich seafood soup from southern France with tomatoes, garlic, and saffron

is milder and uses milk or cream rather than strong Mediterranean spices

oyster stew

vslobster stew

1 3.0

A creamy soup that has oysters cooked in milk or cream

uses diced firm shellfish meat cooked in milk or cream

Surface Forms

lobster stew singular

lobster stews plural

Morphology

lobster + stew

The phrase denotes a literal food item made by combining lobster with a stew; this meaning is directly and transparently derivable from 'lobster' (the crustacean/meat) and 'stew' (a simmered savory dish). The noun+noun food-naming pattern is common across languages and follows standard compositional rules, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the expression.

Etymology

Lobster stew comes from seaside cooking where people would cut lobster into small pieces and cook it slowly in milk or cream to make a warm stew. That's why the name means 'a rich, creamy soup made with lobster meat'.