Meaning
To make or cook up a pot of soup — literally to 'draw' the soup, to prepare it. In Jamaica, soup is a whole meal and a weekend ritual, and to 'draw soup' on a Saturday is to boil up a rich pot of pumpkin, ground provisions, dumplings, and meat. The verb 'draw' here means to brew or produce, the same sense as drawing tea; you 'draw' a good soup the way you draw a good cup.
Examples
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Mama a draw soup fi Saturday.
Mum is making soup for Saturday.
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Wi draw a big pot a chicken soup.
We made a big pot of chicken soup.
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Come, di soup draw already.
Come, the soup is ready.
Origin
From 'draw' (to brew/produce, as with tea) + 'soup'; to make soup. See [[cook-down]], [[ground-provision]].
How it’s used
To make/cook up a pot of soup ('draw' = brew/produce). See [[cook-down]], [[ground-provision]].