stone soup

noun

A traditional Portuguese thick soup typically made with pork and vegetables.

OriginPortuguese sopa de pedra →
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Meanings

nounstone soup (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecookingA traditional Portuguese thick soup typically made with pork and vegetables.

    In the village of Almeirim nearby, O Toucinho (M), serves the typical stone soup; a charming, friendly, country spot.

    1984, Fodor's Portugal, 1985
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    Sopa de pedra (stone soup) is a marvellously thick country soup of numerous vegetables and meats. Adding the stone is optional.

    1998, Timothy J Page, Portugal

Origin

  1. Portuguesesopa de pedra
  2. Englishstone soup

Calque of Portuguese sopa de pedra, after a tale in which a traveller places a stone in a cooking-pot and tricks the locals into contributing ingredients; see “Stone Soup”.

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