English Explanatory Dictionary

choke-priest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thick Italian soup containing pasta or dumplings.

Word forms

choke-priest

Etymology

UK mid-19th century. Calque of Italian strozzapreti, from strozzare (“to choke; to strangle”) + prete (“priest”). Equivalent to choke + priest.

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