wedding soup en · NOUN
Etymology
A mistranslated calque of Italian minestra maritata (“married soup”), which refers to the “marriage” of the vegetables and the meat.
Meanings
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(US, countable, uncountable) An Italian-American soup consisting of green vegetables and meat in a chicken-based broth.
You have probably heard of wedding soup, an Italian-American favorite that gets its name not because it is served at weddings, but because it is a marriage of meat (in the form of tiny meatballs) and vegetables […]
2013, Ellie Krieger, Weeknight Wonders: Delicious Healthy Dishes in 30 Minutes, →ISBN:[The] shopper creates a version of wedding soup and incorporates beans into the mix to allow for extra protein.
2013, Kristen Homan, Money in the Kitchen, →ISBN:This was his second helping and he'd already eaten three slices of bread, a salad, and a cup of wedding soup.
2014, Mary Campisi, A Family Affair: Fall, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wedding soups | Number=Plur | lexicographic |