Phrase guide

soup kitchen

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A place that is established to provide soup and other basic food as a charity or in time of disaster.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: food kitchen

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a place where food is dispensed to the needy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: charity

History

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: безплатна кухня (bezplatna kuhnja) — place set up to provide basic food as a charity or in time of disaster
  • Catalan: menjador social — place set up to provide basic food as a charity or in time of disaster
  • Chinese Mandarin: 施捨處 /施舍处 (shīshěchù) — place set up to provide basic food as a charity or in time of disaster
  • Chinese Mandarin: 施捨廚房 /施舍厨房 (shīshě chúfáng) — place set up to provide basic food as a charity or in time of disaster
  • Dutch: gaarkeuken — place set up to provide basic food as a charity or in time of disaster
  • Finnish: kansankeittiö — place set up to provide basic food as a charity or in time of disaster
  • French: soupe populaire — place set up to provide basic food as a charity or in time of disaster
  • German: Suppenküche — place set up to provide basic food as a charity or in time of disaster
  • Irish: cistin phoiblí — place set up to provide basic food as a charity or in time of disaster
  • Italian: mensa dei poveri — place set up to provide basic food as a charity or in time of disaster
  • Italian: Caritas — place set up to provide basic food as a charity or in time of disaster
  • Polish: but see jadłodajnia — place set up to provide basic food as a charity or in time of disaster
  • Spanish: comedor social — place set up to provide basic food as a charity or in time of disaster
  • Swedish: soppkök — place set up to provide basic food as a charity or in time of disaster
  • Turkish: aşevi — place set up to provide basic food as a charity or in time of disaster
  • Ottoman Turkish: عمارت (ʼimaret) — place set up to provide basic food as a charity or in time of disaster
  • Welsh: cegin gawl — place set up to provide basic food as a charity or in time of disaster
  • Yiddish: סטאָלאָווקע (stolovke) — place set up to provide basic food as a charity or in time of disaster