stone soup

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Definition of stone soup in English English dictionary

A traditional Portuguese thick soup, sopa de pedra

Sopa de pedra (stone soup) is a marvellously thick country soup of numerous vegetables and meats. Adding the stone is optional.

Turkish pronunciation

stōn sup

Pronunciation

/ˈstōn ˈso͞op/ /ˈstoʊn ˈsuːp/

Etymology

() From a tale in which a traveller places a stone in a cooking-pot and tricks the locals into contributing ingredients; see Stone soup|Stone soup]].