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porridge
(redirected from Porage)

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por·ridge  (pôrj, pr-)
n.
A soft food made by boiling oatmeal or another meal in water or milk.

[Alteration of pottage (influenced by obsolete porray, vegetable soup, from Middle English porreie, from Old French poree, leek soup, from por, leek, from Latin porrum).]

porridg·y adj.

porridge [ˈpɒrɪdʒ]
n
1. (Cookery) a dish made from oatmeal or another cereal, cooked in water or milk to a thick consistency
2. Slang a term in prison (esp in the phrase do porridge)
[variant (influenced by Middle English porray pottage) of pottage]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.porridge - soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thickporridge - soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"
rolled oats, oatmeal - meal made from rolled or ground oats
hasty pudding - sweetened porridge made of tapioca or flour or oatmeal cooked quickly in milk or water
gruel - a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)
burgoo, oatmeal - porridge made of rolled oats
Translations
porridge [ˈpɒrɪdʒ]
A. N
1. (Culin) → avena f (cocida)atole m (Mex); (baby's) → papilla f
2. to do two years' porridge (Brit) → pasar dos años a la sombra
B. CPD porridge oats NPLcopos mpl de avena

porridge [ˈpɒrɪdʒ] nporridge m

porridge
n (esp Brit) → Porridge m, → Haferbrei m; porridge oatsHaferflocken pl

porridge [ˈpɒrɪdʒ] nporridge m

porridge
n porridge [ˈporidʒ]
a food made from oatmeal boiled in water or milk. pap عَصيدَه овесена каша ovesná kaše havregrød das Porridge χυλός, κουρκούτι gachas de avena; papilla (para bebés) puder فرنی؛ حریره puuro porridge, bouillie d'avoine דַייסָה दलिया, रबडी़ gusta,zaslađena kaša pšeničnog ili zobenog brašna zabkása bubur hafragrautur farinata d'avena かゆ 오트밀 죽 avižinė košė [] biezputra bubur havermoutpap havregrøt owsianka papas de aveia porridge, terci de (fulgi de) ovăz овсяная каша ovsená kaša ovsena kaša ovsena kaša havregrynsgröt อาหารเช้าที่ทำจากข้าวโอ๊ตใส่น้ำหรือนม yulaf lâpası 麥片粥 вівсяна каша, вівсянка دليہ cháo đặc

porridge عصيدة ovesná kaše grød Haferbrei πόριτζ gachas, mazamorra puuro flocons d’avoine kaša porridge ポリッジ 포리지 havermoutpap grøt kasza owsiana mingau, papa овсяная каша gröt อาหารเช้าที่ทำจากข้าวโอ๊ตที่ใส่น้ำหรือนม yulaf ezmesi cháo 麦片粥


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