Etymology

summer soup

Today it means: A soup suitable for serving chilled instead of hot as most soups are. Full definition →

Finnish kesäkeitto
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  1. Finnish · calque ofkesäkeitto
  2. English todaysummer soup

So named for being suitable to serve cold in the heat of summer. In the Finnish sense, Calque of Finnish kesäkeitto.

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