soup kitchen

noun

: an establishment dispensing minimum dietary essentials (such as soup and bread) to the needy

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Gaza is on the brink of famine as Israel’s blockade of humanitarian aid and commercial goods stretches into its second month, depleting food warehouses and soup kitchens, and sending the cost of basic goods skyrocketing. Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 12 May 2025 Within hours of the storm’s passing, communities were organizing soup kitchens and cleanup brigades. Barbara Kingsolver, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025 For many, the soup kitchens had been their only sources of food for months. Declan Walsh, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025 As Israel’s attacks intensified, the soup kitchen’s operations became increasingly precarious, Hani recalled. Abeer Salman, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for soup kitchen

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soup kitchen was in 1831

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“Soup kitchen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soup%20kitchen. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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