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Grammar : Noun
Spell : pawr-ij, por-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɔr ɪdʒ, ˈpɒr-

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Définition of porridge

Origin :
  • 1530s, porage "soup of meat and vegetables," alteration of pottage, perhaps from influence of Middle English porray, porreie "leek broth," from Old French poree "leek soup," from Vulgar Latin *porrata, from Latin porrum "leek." Spelling with -idge attested from c.1600. Association with oatmeal is 1640s, first in Scottish.
  • noun warm cereal
Example sentences :
  • No flesh nor fish can I swallow: porridge and milk are the only things I can taste.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
  • There she set my porridge before me, which I declined to eat.
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • "Your porridge is waiting you—as cold as a stone," she answered.
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • You see I don't want you to eat your meal in fear—or your porridge either.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • There's a feller in the Bible that sold his—his birthday, I think 'twas—for a mess of porridge.
  • Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The porridge was ready, and Mercy set a wooden bowl on the table.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • Gubblum's porridge was bubbling, and the thivel worked vigorously.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • When a woman isn't just running even with her husband they call her lumps in his porridge.
  • Extract from : « Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon » by Hall Caine
  • Peer had treacle with his porridge that very day, though it was only a week-day.
  • Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer
  • Sleet an' rain minglin', an' porridge ice slammin' ont' shore!
  • Extract from : « Janet of the Dunes » by Harriet T. Comstock

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