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noun

soup

SOOP/suːp/

a liquid food made by cooking ingredients in broth or water

The bowl holds vegetable soup with carrots and beans in broth.

A steaming bowl of vegetable soup with visible carrots, beans and broth, spoon resting nearby.
Etymology
soupLatinbread soaked in broth

Latin suppa named bread soaked in broth. The meaning shifted from the soaked bread to the broth or liquid food itself, giving the modern name for the dish.

In context

Nicole Karam7:15
the bread is already in a big wooden dish with a little knob of butter and then the boiling water is poured over it voila that's the soup
3. La Varenne and the Old Masters

More examples

  • She stirred the soup before serving it.
  • Several soups appeared on the menu.
  • A spoon rested beside the soup.

Forms

soup · soups

Similar words

broth
A comparatively thin cooking liquid, often used as a soup base.
stew
Usually thicker and more substantial than soup.