🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Gemüsesuppe

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡəˈmyː.zəˌzʊ.pə

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Vegetable Soup/ˈvɛdʒ.tə.bəl suːp/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Eine heiße Gemüsesuppe ist sehr nahrhaft."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A liquid dish typically made by boiling vegetables in water or broth.

    "On a cold day, a warm bowl of vegetable soup is comforting and nutritious."
  2. 2

    A dish that can vary widely in ingredients, often including herbs and spices for flavor.

    "The chef prepared a hearty vegetable soup with seasonal produce."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'vegetable' originates from the Latin 'vegetabilis', meaning 'growing, flourishing', which evolved through Old French before entering English. 'Soup' comes from the Latin 'suppa', referring to bread soaked in broth, which transitioned into Middle English as 'sope'. Together, they describe a dish made from various vegetables cooked in liquid.

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