"chicken soup" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-chicken soup.wav Forms: chicken soups [plural]
Etymology: The figurative sense comes from the fact that a folk remedy for colds is serving such soup. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chicken soup (countable and uncountable, plural chicken soups)
  1. Any soup made with either pieces of chicken or chicken broth as its main ingredient. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Food and drink, Liquids, Soups Translations (soup with chicken as main ingredient): 雞湯 /鸡汤 (jītāng) (Chinese Mandarin), hønsekødssuppe (Danish), kippensoep (Dutch), høsnakjøtssuppa [feminine] (Faroese), høsnasuppa [feminine] (Faroese), kanakeitto (Finnish), soupe de poulet [feminine] (French), ჩიხირთმა (čixirtma) (Georgian), Hühnersuppe [feminine] (German), κοτόσουπα (kotósoupa) [feminine] (Greek), csirkehúsleves (Hungarian), sú circe [masculine] (Irish), brodo [masculine] (Italian), チキンスープ (chikinsūpu) (Japanese), vēukhíam (Khiamniungan Naga), anvroie eean [masculine] (Manx), rosół [masculine] (Polish), canja [feminine] (Portuguese), кури́ный суп (kurínyj sup) [masculine] (Russian), slepačia polievka [feminine] (Slovak), sopa de pollo [feminine] (Spanish), caldo de pollo [masculine] (Spanish), kycklingsoppa [common-gender] (Swedish), ซุปไก่ (Thai), גאָלדענע יויך (goldene yoykh) [feminine] (Yiddish)
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  2. (figuratively) A cure for a wide variety of illnesses or other problems. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable Categories (topical): Food and drink, Liquids Synonyms: chicken noodle soup
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  3. (figuratively) A mixed-up mush. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable
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  4. (biochemistry, slang, historical) The aqueous solution of nutrients used in the Viking lander biological experiments to detect microbial Martian life. Tags: countable, historical, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Liquids
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