Zuppa is the Italian word for soup, including a range of vegetables, beans, meat and fish-based recipes, which is in theory is thicker than a classical minestra
Zuppa alla crema is the Italian term for "cream soup", including a range of vegetables, like cream of mushroom soup and cream of asparagussoup, and many others.
Zuppa d'orzo refers to a thick soup made from barley and which may also be made with potatoes and bacon. It is a soup from the Val d'Aosta region of Italy