gazpacho
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.”
How to use gazpacho
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA cold, tomato-based Spanish soup eaten in summer.
Word forms
- Plural
- gazpachos
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We cooled off with a bowl of _____ on the hot afternoon.
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.