noun
gazpacho
guhs-PAHT-shoh
Gazpacho (noun) means a chilled Spanish soup made from raw vegetables such as tomato, cucumber, and pepper, blended with oil and vinegar. Example: “We cooled off with a bowl of gazpacho on the hot afternoon.”
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A chilled Spanish soup made from raw vegetables such as tomato, cucumber, and pepper, blended with oil and vinegar.
"Seville is the home of gazpacho, a delicious cold soup of cucumber, tomato, and miscellaneous garnishings."
— Jan Morris, Plural Spain (1964)
"He will eat a plateful of gazpacho or puchero, a sardine, half a roll of bread, and drink clear water as often as wine. Food is always of secondary importance: he ranks it after his novia, after his cigarillo, after the bulls."
— L. Higgin, Eugène E. Street (1904)
"We cooled off with a bowl of gazpacho on the hot afternoon."
"Her gazpacho recipe uses garden tomatoes and a splash of sherry vinegar."
How to use gazpacho
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA cold, tomato-based Spanish soup eaten in summer.
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Word forms
- Plural
- gazpachos
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Etymology
From Spanish gazpacho; the deeper origin is uncertain, though some trace it back to a Latin word for a strongbox, possibly referencing the mix of ingredients tossed together in the dish.
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What does “gazpacho” mean?
The word “gazpacho” means a chilled Spanish soup made from raw vegetables such as tomato, cucumber, and pepper, blended with oil and vinegar. In plain terms, a cold, tomato-based Spanish soup eaten in summer.
How do you pronounce “gazpacho”?
“Gazpacho” is pronounced guhs-PAHT-shoh (/ɡəsˈpɑːt͡ʃəʊ/ in IPA).
How do you use “gazpacho” in a sentence?
Here is “gazpacho” used in a sentence: “We cooled off with a bowl of gazpacho on the hot afternoon.”
What part of speech is “gazpacho”?
“Gazpacho” is a noun.
Where does the word “gazpacho” come from?
The word “gazpacho” comes from Latin. From Spanish gazpacho; the deeper origin is uncertain, though some trace it back to a Latin word for a strongbox, possibly referencing the mix of ingredients tossed together in the dish.
