/suːp/

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Meaning

A hot liquid food made by cooking vegetables, meat or fish in water.

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Word origin

From Old French soupe, which meant a piece of bread soaked in broth.

Origin
Old French
Root
soupe
English cognates
supper

Examples

carrots onions.

"Soup" is uncountable, so it has no plural here.

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We count soup in bowls or cups.

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Here "soup" is the thing in the bowl.

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This word is taught in chapter 20, lesson 4: soup, fry, link and 7 more words.