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Cioppino is a fish stew originating in San Francisco, California. It is considered an Italian-American dish, and is related to various regional fish soups and stews of Italian cuisine.
Origin of the Word Cioppino. The name comes either from ciuppin, a word in the Ligurian dialect of the port city of Genoa,meaning to chop or chopped which described the process of making the stew by chopping up various leftovers of the days catch, but also some say it can be a corruption. of the word il ciuppin which means ..little soup.