CLAM CHOWDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clam chowder mean? 

• CLAM CHOWDER (noun)
  The noun CLAM CHOWDER has 1 sense:

1. chowder containing clams

  Familiarity information: CLAM CHOWDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLAM CHOWDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Chowder containing clams

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("clam chowder" is a kind of...):

chowder (a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clam chowder"):

Manhattan clam chowder (a chowder made with clams and tomatoes and other vegetables and seasonings)

New England clam chowder (a thick chowder made with clams and potatoes and onions and salt pork and milk)