cioppino

noun

ciop·​pi·​no chə-ˈpē-(ˌ)nō How to pronounce cioppino (audio)
: a stew of fish and shellfish cooked usually with tomatoes, wine, spices, and herbs

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The café sold items ranging from cioppino to sautéed scallops to oysters on the shell. Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2025 The 10-day schedule is as loaded as crab legs in a pot and features a sparkling wine and oyster celebration, Dungeness crab feeds, caviar tastings, cioppino dinners and weekend pairing specials at Mendocino wineries. John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025 But the classic Italian American dishes prepared by chef Chris Prince are reminders of why standards such as spaghetti and meatballs, pasta fagioli and cioppino are so beloved in the first place. Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2024 Couples can treat themselves with everything from blushing seafood cioppino to chargrilled filet topped with blue cheese. Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 30 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for cioppino

Word History

Etymology

modification of Italian dialect (Liguria) ciuppin

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cioppino was in 1908

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“Cioppino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cioppino. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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