porridge
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- noun
- /ˈpɔrɪdʒ/
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gachas
- She stirred the porridge gently until it was thick and creamy.
- ate porridge
- rice porridge
- bowl of porridge
Oh, this has got porridge all over the bottom of it.
- Oh, this has got porridge all over the bottom of it.
- So it's just a, you know, a fine line between, you know, is your is your porridge too hot or is it too cold?
Examples
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As a child, Carlos was fed that porridge that you love so much every day.
Fiction book (1997) -
Darkness came, and I was given a bowl of porridge and a banana.
Fiction book (1995) -
Do you want some porridge?
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I hope you like porridge.
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Papa said, "Somebody here ate all our porridge."
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I thought I could smell my mother's porridge on the range downstairs.
Fiction book (2000) -
Cook for approximately 15 minutes until the porridge is thick and does not taste of raw flour.
Academic text (2004) -
And then we have rice porridge and more kimchi.
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In the morning, the food isn't bad with porridge and bread to choose from.
Fiction book (1992) -
For breakfast they would have toast, cold cereal, porridge and things like that.
Synonyms
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Soft cooked oats eaten for breakfast
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A soft thick porridge made from cornmeal
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A thin hot food made by boiling ground grain in water or milk
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A warm breakfast made from grains like oatmeal or porridge
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A thick hot porridge made by boiling cornmeal in water
A hot thick porridge that you make from oatmeal and boiling water
Soft wet food that babies or sick people can eat
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Etymology
Porridge comes from old words for food cooked in a pot, like pottage, which meant 'thick soup' or 'stew'. So porridge is simply a pot-cooked dish of grains boiled in water or milk until it becomes thick and soft.