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choke-priest

noun

Etymology

UK mid-19th century. Calque of Italian strozzapreti, from strozzare (“to choke; to strangle”) + prete (“priest”). Equivalent to choke + priest.

  1. derived from prestre
  2. derived from πρεσβύτερος
  3. derived from presbyter
  4. inherited from preost
  5. inherited from prest
  6. compounded as choke-priest — “choke + priest”

Definitions

  1. A thick Italian soup containing pasta or dumplings.

    • Warm choke-priest, pastry, and sour wine (the refuse of the convent cellars) were retailed for the same purposes.

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