"soupline" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: souplines [plural]
Etymology: soup + line Etymology templates: {{compound|en|soup|line}} soup + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} soupline (plural souplines)
  1. A line (queue) which disadvantaged people can join to receive free soup. Related terms: breadline, soup kitchen Translations (Translations): soppajono (Finnish), Suppenschlange [feminine] (German), kolejka po zupę [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-soupline-en-noun-aYMxmvBz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for soupline meaning in English (1.8kB)

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