Plural of chowder; multiple types or servings of thick seafood soup, or third person singular verb form meaning to cook in chowder.
From French chaudière (cooking pot), which entered English as chowder. The -s creates either a plural noun or a verb conjugation for third person singular present tense.
Chowders represents one of America's great culinary rivalries—New England chowder (cream-based) versus Manhattan chowder (tomato-based) battles have generated decades of passionate debate about which is 'real' chowder!
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