vegetable soup
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- noun
- /ˈvɛdʒtəbl suːp/
:
sopa de verduras
- There is no better present on a winter morning than a pot of bubbling vegetable soup and warm raisin bread!" Mrs. Claus sighed, then smiled to herself.
- a bowl of vegetable soup
- a cup of vegetable soup
- a pot of vegetable soup
I can feel the vegetable soup I had for lunch coming back up.
- I can feel the vegetable soup I had for lunch coming back up.
- We use it in Italy a lot for soups, especially vegetable soups.
Examples
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She ordered vegetable soup while we ate club sandwiches.
Fiction book (1998) -
The vegetable soup is pure broth, but we are ravenous.
Blog text (31) -
My favorite budget meal is vegetable soup.
Blog text (6) -
When the waitress arrived, she confined her order to a bowl of vegetable soup and a glass of milk.
Fiction book (1995) -
"We had vegetable soup for lunch," Will informed everyone grandly.
Fiction book (1999) -
Perhaps some vegetable soup will alleviate my distress and help me cope.
Academic text (2001) -
There is a vegetable soup simmering in my kitchen, created from what was in the refrigerator and the pantry.
Blog text (31) -
Dinner: chicken vegetable soup or chicken breast with salad (lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, some dressing), 1 glass of wine.
Blog text (30) -
Robert Helman, in a gray tweed jacket, red bow tie, and dark rumpled slacks, sat over his vegetable soup, eating absorbedly, looking fretful and displeased.
Fiction book (1997) -
She served a warm bowl of vegetable soup filled with carrots, peas, and potatoes for dinner.
Synonyms
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A thick Italian soup with many vegetables, often beans and pasta
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A thick dish made from dried peas, often with ham or vegetables
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A soup made from lentils cooked in stock with onions and carrots
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A thick soup or stew made from vegetables and sometimes meat, often eaten in the past
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A soup made mainly from carrots, often with broth and cream
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A thick hot dish made from split peas and vegetables
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A thick creamy soup made from vegetables or meat
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A hot dish of rice and vegetables cooked in water, often eaten as a small meal
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A creamy soup made from cooked cauliflower and broth
A soup made with chard and other vegetables
A soup made from fresh green peas and stock, often with onion and celery
How Thick
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a soup made with a variety of vegetables' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'vegetable' (plant food) with 'soup' (a liquid dish), so a learner who knows both words will infer the compound meaning easily. This compositional noun-noun combination is cross-linguistically common and follows regular English compounding patterns, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Vegetable soup comes from the simple idea of cooking many vegetables together in a pot of hot soup to make a warm meal. So, it means 'a soup made with a variety of vegetables' and is thought of as a healthy, comforting dish.