noun
gazpacho
guhs-PAHT-shoh
noun
1
A chilled Spanish soup made from raw vegetables such as tomato, cucumber, and pepper, blended with oil and vinegar.
"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.
Word Forms
gazpachos plural
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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.