porridge
[ pawr-ij, por- ]
noun
a food made of oatmeal, or some other meal or cereal, boiled to a thick consistency in water or milk.
Origin of porridge
11525–35; variant of earlier poddidge, akin to pottage
Other words from porridge
- por·ridge·like, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for porridge
porridge
/ (ˈpɒrɪdʒ) /
noun
a dish made from oatmeal or another cereal, cooked in water or milk to a thick consistency
slang a term in prison (esp in the phrase do porridge)
Origin of porridge
1C16: variant (influenced by Middle English porray pottage) of pottage
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