English Explanatory Dictionary

she-crab soup

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rich soup, similar to bisque, made of milk or heavy cream, crab or fish stock, Atlantic blue crab meat, and (traditionally) crab roe, with a dash of dry sherry.

Word forms

she-crab soup she-crab soups

Etymology

So called because the roe is carried by the female crab.

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