por·ridge

(pôr′ĭj, pŏr′-)

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).]

por′ridg·y adj.

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porridgy

(ˈpɒrɪdʒɪ)

adj

resembling the taste, texture, or appearance of porridge

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