chowder
/ˈtʃaʊdə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [tʃˈaʊdɚ] /ˈtʃaʊdər/ (ame, ipa) · [tʃˈaʊdɚ] /ˈchau̇-dər/ (ame, mw)
chowder — noun
1. a hearty hot meal that is made by cooking seafood — for example clams, fish, or
a hearty hot meal that is made by cooking seafood — for example clams, fish, or lobster — with potatoes and onions plus other fresh vegetables, often in a milky or tomato-flavored liquid
On cold winter evenings, Grandma Mei would serve a big bowl of hot clam chowder with crusty bread.
clam chowder — the most common variety
The cafe near the harbor is famous for its creamy fish chowder filled with potatoes and corn.
Kwame learned to make a spicy tomato-based seafood chowder from his uncle in Accra.
For the cooking competition, Diego prepared a lobster chowder with smoked paprika and fresh herbs.
The food truck outside the library sells paper cups of corn and crab chowder for six dollars.
文法句型
chowder + noun (as modifier)
a bowl/bowl of + chowder
a + [type] + chowder
用法筆記
In the US, 'clam chowder' is the most widespread variety. 'New England clam chowder' has a cream base, while 'Manhattan clam chowder' uses tomatoes. The uncountable use ('some chowder') is more common than countable ('a chowder').
常見錯誤
chowder — verb
- chowderpresent simple I / you / we / they
- chowders3rd person singular
- chowdering-ing form
- chowderedpast simple
1. to cook seafood or fish into a thick soup or stew — a very old, rare use of the
to cook seafood or fish into a thick soup or stew — a very old, rare use of the word
The old fisherman would chowder whatever fish he could not sell at the morning market.
rare verb use; chowder + direct object (fish/seafood)
Local cooks chowdered the leftover crabs with onions and cream every Friday evening.
If you have too many mussels from the morning catch, you can chowder them with potatoes and thyme.
The recipe in the old cookbook tells you to chowder the clams slowly with salt pork and herbs.
文法句型
chowder + [seafood/fish]
用法筆記
This sense is historically documented but very uncommon in modern English. Most speakers use 'make chowder out of' or 'turn into chowder' instead. You are unlikely to hear or need to use this verb form yourself.