Standard Lemma guide

chowder

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈt͡ʃaʊdɚ/
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  • rhymes with -aʊdə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: CH AW1 D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A thick, creamy soup or stew.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • fish chowder

Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A stew, particularly fish or seafood, not necessarily thickened.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative spelling of jowter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To make (seafood, etc.) into chowder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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5

noun

Meaning 5

a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: soup

Narrower terms: corn chowder, clam chowder, fish chowder

History

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French chaudière, from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), derived from Latin caldus (“hot”). Related to English cauldron. Possibly from older English jowter (“fish monger”).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 周打湯 /周打汤 (zau1 daa2 tong1) — thick, creamy soup or stew
  • Chinese Cantonese: 周打 (zau1 daa2) — thick, creamy soup or stew
  • Chinese Mandarin: 羹 (gēng) — thick, creamy soup or stew
  • Finnish: (kermainen) keitto — thick, creamy soup or stew
  • French: chaudrée — thick, creamy soup or stew
  • Japanese: チャウダー (chaudā) — thick, creamy soup or stew
  • Russian: густа́я похлёбка (gustája poxljóbka) — thick, creamy soup or stew
  • Chinese Cantonese: 海鮮周打湯 /海鲜周打汤 (hoi2 sin1 zau1 daa2 tong1) — a seafood or fish stew
  • Chinese Cantonese: 海鮮周打 /海鲜周打 (hoi2 sin1 zau1 daa2) — a seafood or fish stew
  • Finnish: pata — a seafood or fish stew
  • German: Fischsuppe — a seafood or fish stew
  • Japanese: 寄せ鍋 (yosenabe) — a seafood or fish stew
  • Spanish: shirumbi — a seafood or fish stew