zuppahttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zuppa_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezuppa, n.
First published 1986; not fully revised

zuppanoun

  1. 1961–
    Soup. Usually in combinations, esp. as zuppa di pesce, fish soup. Also transferred and figurative in zuppa inglese [lit. ‘English soup’] , a rich trifle.
    1. [1935
      Zuppa di fagioli alla fiorentina (Haricot Bean Soup à la Florentine).
      ‘Countess Morphy’, Recipes of All Nations 124 (heading) ]
    2. 1961
      The tourists eat their zuppa di pesce in the restaurants on the quayside.
      W. Vaughan-Thomas, Anzio xi. 231
    3. 1962
      We ordered the Zuppa di Lenticchie.
      L. Deighton, Ipcress File xvi. 95
    4. 1975
      My favourite culinary term, ‘zuppa inglese’, the Italian's idea of a sickly English trifle.
      F. Bresler, You & Law 77
    5. 1976
      A true Italian zuppa di pesce.
      Times 10 July 10/8
    6. 1977
      One way and another, [the book is] a zuppa inglese, heavy with leftovers and alcoholic seasonings.
      Listener 10 February 189/2
    7. 1981
      We'd decided on Zuppa inglese for pud... Who can resist trifle in hooch?
      ‘J. Gash’, Vatican Rip xii. 101

zuppa, n. was first published in 1986; not fully revised.

zuppa, n. was last modified in September 2023.