chicken soup

noun

plural chicken soups

: a soup that has chicken broth as its base

Perhaps the most commonly served food of Passover is chicken soup with matzo balls …

—Frances Jaques

At the same time, from the Americas to Asia, from Eastern Europe to the Levant and Africa, chicken soups have the qualities and tastes that make every culture deliciously unique.

—Leslie Brenner

You doubt the healing power of chicken soup? Well, try to find a culture that doesn't make chicken soup at the drip of a nose.

—Kathleen Purvis

often, specifically : chicken noodle soup

The best chicken soup in the world was made by my maternal grandmother. On icy winter Saturdays …, my reward was chicken noodle soup for lunch.

—Judy Schultz

This is a good season for homemade chicken soup. … If I were you, I'd add the chicken pieces before the noodles.

—Mary Keith

Examples of chicken soup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His current diet features toast, protein shakes, gluten-free waffles with syrup, chicken soup, and bacon-and-tomato sandwiches. —Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024

In addition to the hot liquid helping to loosen up any congestion in your nasal passages, some chicken soups may also offer the following nutritional benefits:4 Fluids from the broth or soup base Protein and zinc through chicken Vitamin A from carrots Vitamin C from celery or onions 4. —Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024

For You, Too An additional reason for elevating your chicken soup with lemon rather than other acidic ingredients is the health benefits. —Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024

Its side menu includes chicken soup, waffles and slaw. —Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1733, in the meaning defined above