: a soup or stew of seafood (such as clams or fish) usually made with milk or tomatoes, salt pork, onions, and other vegetables (such as potatoes)
also
: a soup resembling chowder
corn chowder
Examples of chowder in a Sentence
Noun
a bowl of clam chowder
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Cathy Free, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
It’s creamy, really close to clam chowder without the clams.
—Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2023
Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 4 June 2024
Image Video 00:00 0:25 Pier 39 is one of the most popular tourist spots in San Francisco, situated near one end of Fisherman’s Wharf with a carousel, T-shirt shops and restaurants famous for their sourdough bowls of clam chowder.
—Heather Knight Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 30 May 2024
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Verb
Most people want to know how Baker manages to eat without ending up with marinara sauce or clam chowder all over his face.
—Cathy Free, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
It’s creamy, really close to clam chowder without the clams.
—Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2023
Noun
California Fish Grill, 2100 Arden Way in Sacramento, had a surprise bag that could include three side dishes or menu items, such as rice, kale slaw, clam chowder and roasted corn.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 4 June 2024
Image Video 00:00 0:25 Pier 39 is one of the most popular tourist spots in San Francisco, situated near one end of Fisherman’s Wharf with a carousel, T-shirt shops and restaurants famous for their sourdough bowls of clam chowder.
—Heather Knight Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 30 May 2024
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“Chowder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chowder. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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