pottage
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈpɑːtɪdʒ/
- Archaic
:
potaje
- She ladled generous portions of the hearty pottage into bowls, savoring its rich flavors of meat and vegetables.
Examples
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Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
Blog text (31) -
I explained to him that what has happened is like what Esau did with Jacob: Esau sold his birthright for a bowl of pottage.
Blog text (3) -
For one bowl of pottage, he lived the rest of his life wondering about what could have been.
Blog text (26) -
I feed the fire to heat the pottage again, and milk the goats once more.
Fiction book (2000) -
But he seems pleased with the rich pottage and warm Indian cornbread we have made!
Fiction book (2000) -
Because he sold his birthright for a dish of red pottage, he and his people were called Edom, meaning red (Gen. 25:30).
Academic text (2006) -
The warm pottage, filled with vegetables and herbs, simmered on the stove as the family gathered for dinner.
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On chilly evenings, nothing warms the soul like a bowl of thick pottage made from fresh garden produce.
Synonyms
733
1.0
A hot dish of meat, fish, or vegetables cooked in water
110
1.0
A dish of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid
33
3.4
A thick, creamy soup with potatoes and often seafood or bacon
11
4.6
A rich meat and vegetable stew seasoned with paprika
9
1.0
A dish of beef cooked slowly with vegetables in liquid
5
1.0
A hot dish of vegetables like carrots and potatoes cooked in a tasty liquid
2
1.0
A soup made from lentils cooked in stock with onions and carrots
2
6.1
A slow-cooked stew from North Africa with meat and vegetables or the clay pot used to cook it
1
1.1
A dish of fish cooked slowly in liquid with vegetables and spices
1
2.5
A stew from Ireland cooked slowly with lamb, potatoes and onions
1
2.7
A stew of meat and potatoes cooked slowly in a covered pot
1
1.0
A dish of chicken pieces cooked slowly with vegetables in liquid
1
9.0
A thick creamy soup made from vegetables or meat
1
3.3
A stew of meat and potatoes cooked slowly in a covered pot
1
8.4
A thick dish people make from whatever meat and vegetables they have
1
9.9
A thin, plain stew made from leftover meat and vegetables
A thick soup with meat and vegetables
A large heavy pot used for cooking soup or stew
A thick hot meal of turkey and vegetables cooked together
A thick spicy soup with vegetables and cow stomach often served with dumplings
A spicy soup with cow tripe, vegetables, and pepper often with dumplings
A French stew of beef and vegetables slowly cooked in water or broth
A stew made from horse and rabbit meat
A cooked dish of cow stomach and onions that has a strong taste
A hot dish where meat and vegetables cook slowly in a tasty liquid
Idioms
To give up something very important for a small, quick gain
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Etymology
The word pottage comes from an old French word potage, which is based on pot meaning 'pot'. It originally named the simple food people cooked together in one pot, so a pottage is a thick soup or stew.