cioppino

noun

ciop·​pi·​no chə-ˈpē-(ˌ)nō How to pronounce cioppino (audio)
: a stew of fish and shellfish cooked usually with tomatoes, wine, spices, and herbs

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Pair either with Dungeness crab, cioppino or scallops with crab risotto. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Ordering a steaming bowl of cioppino remains a rite of passage for any food lover visiting San Francisco. — Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 There is no set rule for the combination of fish and shellfish in a cioppino, except to choose as fresh as possible and provide a variety for texture and presentation. — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025 Her homage to San Francisco is the lemongrass cioppino, a herbaceous riff on the city’s classic Fisherman's Wharf stew. — Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cioppino

Word History

Etymology

modification of Italian dialect (Liguria) ciuppin

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cioppino was in 1908

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“Cioppino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cioppino. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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