Definitions for Porridge
ˈpɔr ɪdʒ, ˈpɒr-por·ridge

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. porridgenoun

   soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. porridgenoun

   A type of thick soup or stew, especially thickened with barley.

2. porridgenoun

   A dish made of grain or legumes, milk and/or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.

   Eat your porridge while it's hot!

3. porridgenoun

   A prison sentence

   Just do your porridge and keep your head down.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Porridgenoun

   Food made by boiling meat in water; broth.

   Etymology: more properly porrage; porrata, low Latin, from porrum, a leek.

   I had as lief you should tell me of a mess of porridge. Sha.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Porridge

   Porridge is a food made by heating or boiling ground, crushed or chopped starchy plants, typically grain, in milk or water. It is often cooked or served with added flavourings such as sugar, honey, (dried) fruit or syrup to make a sweet cereal, or it can be mixed with spices, meat or vegetables to make a savoury dish. It is usually served hot in a bowl, depending on its consistency. Oat porridge, or oatmeal, is one of the most common types of porridge. Gruel is a thinner version of porridge.

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1. porridge

   Porridge is a type of food, typically a hot breakfast dish, made by boiling ground, crushed, or chopped starchy grains or legumes in milk or water. It is often sweetened or flavored and can be prepared with a variety of ingredients such as oats, rice, cornmeal, or quinoa.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Porridgenoun

   a food made by boiling some leguminous or farinaceous substance, or the meal of it, in water or in milk, making of broth or thin pudding; as, barley porridge, milk porridge, bean porridge, etc

2. Etymology: [Probably corrupted fr. pottage; perh. influenced by OE. porree a kind of pottage, OF. porre, fr. L. porrum, porrus, leek. See Pottage, and cf. Porringer.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Porridge

   Porridge, is a dish made by boiling ground, crushed, or chopped cereal in water, milk, or both, with optional flavourings, usually served hot in a bowl or dish. It may be sweetened with sugar, or served as a savoury dish. The term is usually used for oat porridge; there are similar dishes made with other grains or legumes, but they often have other unique names, such as polenta or grits. A dish made of oats alone, either in crushed or meal form, or whole-grain, is known simply as oatmeal in the U.S.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Porridge

   por′ij, n. a kind of pudding usually made by slowly stirring oatmeal amongst boiling water: a kind of broth, made by boiling vegetables in water. [Through O. Fr., from Low L. porrata—L. porrum, a leek. The affix -idge (= -age) arose through confusion with pottage.]

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1. • Dish

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How to pronounce Porridge?

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How to say Porridge in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Porridge in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Porridge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Porridge in a Sentence

1. Gideon Wanjohi:

   As soon as I finished the porridge, I would head straight to the room where the prison warden gave us the drugs. A slight delay or failure meant a thorough beating with the cane, we would then sit and wait for lunch, sit and wait for dinner, then sleep.

2. Gideon Wanjohi:

   The only difference was that unlike the other prisoners, we were given porridge early in the morning before taking our drugs. Nothing more.

3. Maneo Motsamai:

   I boil water to cook mealie meal (maize porridge) and the power goes. I can’t eat, it’s a waste. I can’t cope like that.

4. Miguel de Cervantes:

   I never thrust my nose into other men's porridge. It is no bread and butter of mine every man for himself, and God for us all.

5. Miguel de Cervantes:

   Spare your breath to cool your porridge.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Porridge
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Porridge
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Porridge
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porridge
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Porridge
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Porridge
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Porridge
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Porridge