jook
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9.9
- noun
- /dʒʊk/
- US
:
congee
- After a long night, he woke up craving jook topped with scallions and ginger.
- jook or rice
Examples
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She prepared jook by slowly simmering rice until it became a creamy porridge.
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For breakfast, many people enjoy a warm bowl of jook, which is a Chinese rice porridge.
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So, inspired by Beyond Kimchee's recipe for hobaak jook, I bring you:
Blog text (5) -
Fei Lo thought about cold chicken and jook, thick rice soup, hot and cleansing.
Fiction book (1993) -
On there is a recipe for hobaak jook, a pumpkin porridge thickened with rice.
Blog text (5)
Synonyms
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8.2
A soft rice porridge eaten for breakfast or when sick
Compounds
- Archaic
A small place in the southern United States where people eat, drink, and dance to jukebox music
- Archaic
A small lively place in the southern United States where people eat, drink, and dance to music
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word jook comes from the Cantonese word juk, which means 'rice porridge'. So when you order jook you get a warm, soft rice dish often eaten for breakfast.