noun
General Slang
cawl
KOWL · noun · informal
A traditional thick Welsh broth of lamb and vegetables.
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Definitions
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A hearty winter soup or stew made with lamb or beef, leeks, potatoes, swede and carrots. The word is also used loosely to mean a mess or muddle. Now in the Oxford English Dictionary.
“There's a pot of cawl on the stove if you're hungry.”
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Figuratively, a mess, muddle or tangle of things.
“The whole schedule was a right cawl by the end of the week.”
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cawl In A Sentence
There's a pot of cawl on the stove if you're hungry.
The whole schedule was a right cawl by the end of the week.
Origin & Usage
Welsh, meaning soup or broth.
People Also Ask
What is cawl?
It's a traditional Welsh broth or stew made with lamb or beef, leeks, potatoes, swede and carrots, often eaten in winter.
Does cawl mean anything besides the soup?
Yes, it's also used loosely to mean a mess or muddle, as in something being 'a right cawl'.
How do you pronounce cawl?
It's pronounced 'kowl', rhyming with 'owl'.
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