cioppino

noun

ciop·​pi·​no chə-ˈpē-(ˌ)nō 

: a stew of fish and shellfish cooked usually with tomatoes, wine, spices, and herbs

Examples of cioppino in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other options are prime steaks and house specials such as a porchetta chop for two, cioppino and a veal parmesan chop. —Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2025

The café sold items ranging from cioppino to sautéed scallops to oysters on the shell. —Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2025

The 10-day schedule is as loaded as crab legs in a pot and features a sparkling wine and oyster celebration, Dungeness crab feeds, caviar tastings, cioppino dinners and weekend pairing specials at Mendocino wineries. —John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025

But the classic Italian American dishes prepared by chef Chris Prince are reminders of why standards such as spaghetti and meatballs, pasta fagioli and cioppino are so beloved in the first place. —Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

modification of Italian dialect (Liguria) ciuppin

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cioppino

• amino
• carlino
• casino
• imino
• ladino
• latino
• merino
• neutrino
• argentino
• campesino
• cappuccino
• diamino