soup
A liquid food made by boiling meat, fish, or vegetables in water or stock. It is typically served warm in a bowl and eaten with a spoon as a starter or main course.
Examples
3 of 5I am eating a bowl of hot tomato soup for lunch.
I am consuming a serving of warm tomato-based liquid food for my midday meal.
The chef prepared a delicate consommé soup for the gala dinner.
The professional cook made a refined clear liquid dish for the formal evening event.
Wanna grab some soup and a sandwich?
Do you want to get some liquid food and a bread-based snack together?
Word Family
Memory Tip
Remember: You use a Spoon to eat Soup. Both words start with 'S' and have four letters.
Quick Quiz
I am hungry, so I will have a _____ of vegetable soup.
Correct!
The correct answer is: a
Examples
I am eating a bowl of hot tomato soup for lunch.
everydayI am consuming a serving of warm tomato-based liquid food for my midday meal.
The chef prepared a delicate consommé soup for the gala dinner.
formalThe professional cook made a refined clear liquid dish for the formal evening event.
Wanna grab some soup and a sandwich?
informalDo you want to get some liquid food and a bread-based snack together?
The experiment measured the temperature retention of various soup bases.
academicThe scientific test recorded how different liquid food foundations held heat.
Our corporate cafeteria serves a different soup every day of the week.
businessThe company eating area offers a new liquid dish daily for employees.
Word Family
Common Collocations
Common Phrases
in the soup
to be in a difficult or troublesome situation
from soup to nuts
from the very beginning to the very end
alphabet soup
a confusing variety of acronyms or symbols
Often Confused With
Soap is a substance used for washing, while soup is a food you eat.
Stew is thicker than soup and contains larger chunks of solid ingredients with less liquid.
Usage Notes
In English, we usually say we 'eat' soup rather than 'drink' it, because it is served in a bowl and consumed with a spoon.
Common Mistakes
Many learners confuse the spelling and pronunciation of 'soup' (/suːp/) with 'soap' (/soʊp/).
Memory Tip
Remember: You use a Spoon to eat Soup. Both words start with 'S' and have four letters.
Word Origin
Derived from the Old French word 'soupe', which referred to a piece of bread on which broth was poured.
Grammar Patterns
Cultural Context
In many Western cultures, chicken soup is traditionally seen as a remedy for a cold or the flu.
Quick Quiz
I am hungry, so I will have a _____ of vegetable soup.
Correct!
The correct answer is: a
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