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

Earlier this week, the restaurant had a special of tian qi chicken soup, which is supposed to be good for blood circulation and had a fantastically intense chicken flavor. —Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025

The simple combination of cream of chicken soup, chicken, buttery crackers, and poppy seeds has been a favorite at luncheons and events since practically the dawn of time. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2025

Onions are the primary flavor in my ideal chicken soup, though garlic and carrots are similarly important. —The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025

Whisk together gravy mix, cream of chicken soup, chicken broth, Italian seasoning, and pepper in a medium bowl. —Giovanna Vazquez, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1733, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chicken soup

• intergroup
• intragroup
• multigroup
• semigroup
• serogroup
• supergroup
• coop
• coupe
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• droop
• drupe
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