zuppa

Broth-based Italian dish

Zuppa is Italian for soup, appearing on menus and in recipe names for Italian soups: zuppa di pesce (fish soup), zuppa toscana (Tuscan soup with sausage and kale).

English speakers encounter it mainly in restaurant contexts rather than everyday conversation.

soups

bisque

Creamy seafood soup

gumbo · pho · ramen · borscht · vichyssoise · mulligatawny · potage · velouté · stew · pottage

Italian

minestrone

Italian vegetable soup

primavera

broth

stock

Goods kept for sale

base · simmered · aromatic · bone broth · beef broth · fish stock · mirepoix · reduction · infusion · clear

comfort

warming

Increasing in temperature

cozy · hearty · rustic · satisfying · wholesome · filling · robust · nutritious · fortifying · chunky

Opposites
moisture/texture

zuppacrostini

Toasted Italian appetizer bread

roast · grilled meat · crackers · toast · biscotto

temperature (typical serving)

zuppagelato

Italian frozen dessert

sorbetto · granita · carpaccio · tartare · semifreddo

food form/structure

zuppafinger food

Utensil-free small bites

Phrases
Family

soup, soups, gazpacho

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G