porridge

por·ridge

 (pôr′ĭj, pŏr′-)
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).]

por′ridg·y adj.
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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)
[C16: variant (influenced by Middle English porray pottage) of pottage]
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por•ridge

(ˈpɔr ɪdʒ, ˈpɒr-)

n.
a thick cereal made esp. of oatmeal boiled in water or milk.
[1525–35; alter. of earlier poddidge, akin to pottage]
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porridge

oatmeal
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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
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Translations
عَصِيدَةعَصيدَه
ovesná kaše
grødhavregrød
BreiHaferbreiPorridge
πόριτζ
gachasmazamorra
puuro
bouillieflocons d’avoineporridgepurée
דייסה
w
zabkása
hafragrautur
porridge
ポリッジ
포리지
avižinė košė
auzu biezputrabiezputra
havermoutpappap
grøthavregrøt
kasza owsiana
mingaupapa
кашаовсяная каша
ovsená kaša
ovsena kaša
gröt
อาหารเช้าที่ทำจากข้าวโอ๊ตที่ใส่น้ำหรือนม
yulaf ezmesiyulaf lâpası
cháo
麦片粥

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
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porridge

[ˈpɒrɪdʒ] nporridge m
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porridge

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

[ˈpɒrɪdʒ] nporridge m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

porridge

(ˈporidʒ) noun
a food made from oatmeal boiled in water or milk.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

porridge

عَصِيدَة ovesná kaše grød Haferbrei πόριτζ gachas, mazamorra puuro flocons d’avoine w 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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