Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish, tomatoes, and white wine.

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  • noun a shellfish stew

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Italian, perhaps variant of northwest Italian ciuppin.]

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from Ligurian ciuppin

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Examples

  • But the local guys pack them in, too, including St. John, whose menu on Sunday includes a seafood stew called cioppino, and "the ultimate tailgating food: sweet potato brownies," he said.

    hattiesburgamerican.com - 2009

  • It turns out "cioppino" is a Genoese term for "fish stew" and the dish, no doubt, originated with Italian fishermen.

    Raspberry Shortcake 2006

  • It turns out "cioppino" is a Genoese term for "fish stew" and the dish, no doubt, originated with Italian fishermen.

    Raspberry Shortcake 2006

  • For lighter tastes, Avalon also delivers well on seafood, including a tasty bowl of well-cooked "cioppino" in saffron broth, and crisply seared organic salmon ringed by eggplant caponata kissed with the balsamic-like sweet tang of saba.

    Phillies Zone 2010

  • Legend has a dockhand making the rounds of the moored fishing boats and crying out, "Chip in, chip in"—which in a heavy Italian accent became "cioppino"—while gathering the makings of the common daily meal.

    The Catchiest Fish Stew Gail Monaghan 2011

  • Alternatively, place a piece of toast spread with garlic mayonnaise in the bottom of each bowl before adding the cioppino.

    The Catchiest Fish Stew Gail Monaghan 2011

  • I tried the sourdough bread with a seafood called cioppino, a tomato-based seafood.

    Monday Bread Sarah 2009

  • I'd always imagined an absolute, almost mystical connection between cioppino and Fisherman's Wharf, so it had never occurred to me to make the dish at home.

    The Catchiest Fish Stew Gail Monaghan 2011

  • Her food may not have always been the most exotic, but she can throw down a mean pan of enchiladas and a lovely cioppino.

    Beard dinner. Ticket giveaway. Mom. 2009

  • In addition to lasagna Bolognese, minestrone, vitello tonnato, insalata Caprese and a plethora of gelato flavors, Italy has given us cioppino.

    The Catchiest Fish Stew Gail Monaghan 2011

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