Porridge
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Porridge is a noun meaning A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.
Meaning
A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.
More Meanings
- (British, slang, uncountable) A prison sentence.
- (rare) A type of thick soup or stew, especially thickened with barley.
Example Sentences
Eat your porridge while it's hot!
Just do your porridge and keep your head down.
There were rumours, new rumours every morning, delightful and outrageous rumours, so that the lumps in the porridge were swallowed without comment and the fish-cakes were eaten without contumely.
Word Forms
- porridges
- porage
- porrige
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pudding, samp, zhou, oatmeal, cereal, pease.
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