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feminine

/sup/

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Translation

soup

Word origin

From Late Latin suppa, itself borrowed from a Germanic root meaning a piece of bread soaked in broth. English 'soup', 'sop' and 'supper' all descend from the same family.

Origin: Germanic
Root: suppa
English cognates: soup, sop, supper

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralsoupes

Examples

The soup is still too hot.

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My grandmother makes a delicious vegetable soup.

Would you like a tablespoon of sugar?

l'oignon bistrot.

We had onion soup in a small bistro.

' refroidisse.

Finish your soup before it goes cold.

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This word is part of lesson 38.