Phrase guide

soup bowl

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A coastal area at the village of Bathsheba, in Saint Joseph, Barbados, known for many surfing events.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A deep bowl, designed for serving soup.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a bowl for serving soup

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: bowl

History

Etymology

From soup bowl, after the waves that resemble a bowl of soup.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: escudella — a deep bowl, designed for serving soup
  • Cebuano: yahong — a deep bowl, designed for serving soup
  • Chinese Mandarin: 湯碗 /汤碗 (tāngwǎn) — a deep bowl, designed for serving soup
  • Friulian: scudiele — a deep bowl, designed for serving soup
  • German: Suppenteller — a deep bowl, designed for serving soup
  • Italian: scodella — a deep bowl, designed for serving soup
  • Japanese: 汁椀 (shiruwan) — a deep bowl, designed for serving soup
  • Japanese: スープボウル (sūpu bōru) — a deep bowl, designed for serving soup
  • Korean: 국그릇 (gukgeureut) — a deep bowl, designed for serving soup
  • Korean: 수프 그릇 (supeu geureut) — a deep bowl, designed for serving soup
  • Oneida: yutsholyá꞉thaʼ — a deep bowl, designed for serving soup
  • Polish: miska do zupy — a deep bowl, designed for serving soup