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porridge
por·ridge P0452600 (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.porridge (ˈpɒrɪdʒ) n1. (Cookery) a dish made from oatmeal or another cereal, cooked in water or milk to a thick consistency2. slang a term in prison (esp in the phrase do porridge)[C16: variant (influenced by Middle English porray pottage) of pottage]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] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  porridge - soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thickdish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"rolled oats, oatmeal - meal made from rolled or ground oatshasty pudding - sweetened porridge made of tapioca or flour or oatmeal cooked quickly in milk or watergruel - a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)burgoo, oatmeal - porridge made of rolled oats |
Translationsporridge (ˈporidʒ) noun a food made from oatmeal boiled in water or milk. 麥片粥 麦片粥
porridge
everything tastes of porridgeNo matter how lost one gets in fantasy, the reality of day-to-day life (here represented by "porridge") is always present and cannot be ignored. Just remember, future Broadway star, that everything tastes of porridge.See also: everything, of, porridge, tastekeep your breath to cool your porridgeFocus on yourself and your life, rather than other people's lives and issues. Lady Martha, I strongly suggest that you keep your breath to cool your porridge, rather than intruding upon these affairs.See also: breath, cool, keep, porridgedo porridgeslang To serve a prison sentence. Because porridge is inexpensive, it was commonly served in prisons. Primarily heard in UK. After doing porridge for the past five years, Mark is getting released from jail today.See also: porridgesave one's breathRefrain from arguing about a lost cause, as in You can save your breath; I'm not going to change my mind. This term was also put as save your breath to cool your porridge (or broth), that is, by not blowing on the too hot liquid. The idea of not expending one's breath to say something another person doesn't want to hear dates from the early 1700s. See also: breath, savedo ˈporridge (British English, old-fashioned, informal) be in prison serving a sentence: He’s doing porridge again, this time for armed robbery.This comes from the fact that as porridge is a cheap food that makes the stomach feel full, it was often served in prisons.See also: porridgeporridge
Words related to porridgenoun soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thickRelated Words- dish
- rolled oats
- oatmeal
- hasty pudding
- gruel
- burgoo
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