Probably borrowed fromFrenchchaudière, fromLate Latincaldāria(“cooking-pot”), derived fromLatincaldus(“hot”). Related to Englishcauldron.
Possibly from older Englishjowter(“fish monger”).
chowder (countable anduncountable,pluralchowders)
chowder (third-person singular simple presentchowders,present participlechowdering,simple past and past participlechowdered)
