1) The term for thick soup 
(Italian) The term for thick soup.
soup
Generic term for soup and also for first course (covering pasta, risotto, gnocchi, etc.); minestra in brodo is broth with pasta or rice; minestrone is hearty vegetable soup; minestrina is a light soup or broth; see also zuppa.
The closest thing in Italian for a generic word for ‘soup’, although a minestra is usually substantial rather than brothy and it can also be used in a way that includes ‘dry’ soups (i.e., pasta dishes), essentially as a synonym for primo piatto (q.v.). To avoid confusion, term term minestra in brodo can be used to described true soups. Othe...
soup; pasta course
soup (usually thick)