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soup

/ˈsuːp/SOOP
/ˈsup/SOOP

Meaninga sop of bread

Common meaning: a liquid food

Journey through time

  1. Old Dutchsopsource
  2. Frenchsoupe‘a sop, broth’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa sop, broth → a liquid foodsoup‘a liquid food’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Dutch sop ‘a sop of bread’.

Roots

  • sop Old Dutch “a sop of bread”

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