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choke-priest en · NOUN

Etymology

UK mid-19th century. Calque of Italian strozzapreti, from strozzare (“to choke; to strangle”) + prete (“priest”). Equivalent to choke + priest.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, uncountable) A thick Italian soup containing pasta or dumplings.
    • Warm choke-priest, pastry, and sour wine (the refuse of the convent cellars) were retailed for the same purposes. 1848, James Grant, Adventures of an Aide-de-camp, volume 1, page 145: