oyster stew
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- noun
- /ˈɔɪstər stu/
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sopa de ostras
- Remember how you and Mickie loved her oyster stew?
- a bowl of oyster stew
- make oyster stew
Examples
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The shuckers also saved some pea crabs to eat at home in oyster stews or fritters (Anderson13).
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Bring some of those coals, and I'll cook up a giant oyster stew.
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Probably most were served with oyster stews.
Academic text (1996) -
One giant oyster stew special, coming up.
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The gray-green crabs, which have a soft shell, have had a small commercial value primarily as additions to oyster stews.
Academic text (1996) -
In the early 1900s, a bowl of oyster stew cost $0.30 (Anonymous, 1909d).
Academic text (1996) -
On a cold night, nothing beats a warm bowl of oyster stew paired with crusty bread.
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She decided to try making oyster stew, following her grandmother's traditional recipe.
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At the seafood festival, I enjoyed a creamy oyster stew that was seasoned perfectly.
Synonyms
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A dish of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid
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Morphology
The meaning 'a soup or stew made with oysters' is directly derivable from combining 'oyster' (the main ingredient) with 'stew' (a type of cooked dish): a straightforward noun+noun compositional pattern. This cooking-related compound is cross-linguistically common and thus would be readily understood by a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
The name oyster stew comes from a simple kitchen picture: cooks would simmer fresh oysters in milk or cream to make a warm stew. That's why it means 'a stew made with oysters' and why it became a special, warming dish in coastal homes.