Definition of chowder Chowder

/ʧawˈdɚ/ - [chawder] - chow•der

We found 9 definitions of chowder from 6 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: chowders

chowder - a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes
  soup liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
  corn chowder chowder containing corn
  clam chowder chowder containing clams
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • chowder (Noun)
    A thick, creamy soup or stew.
  • chowder (Noun)
    A stew, particularly fish or seafood, not necessarily thickened.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • chowder (n.)
    A dish made of fresh fish or clams, biscuit, onions, etc., stewed together.
  • chowder (n.)
    A seller of fish.
  • chowder (v. t.)
    To make a chowder of.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • chowder
    chow′dėr, n. a dish made of a mixture of fish and biscuits. [Fr. chaudière, a pot.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • chowder
    The principal food in the Newfoundland bankers, or stationary fishing vessels; it consists of a stew of fresh cod-fish, rashers of salt pork or bacon, biscuit, and lots of pepper. Also, a buccaneer's savoury dish, and a favourite dish in North America. (See COD-FISHER'S CREW.) Chowder is a fish-seller in the western counties.

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