Congee Definition
kŏnjē, kôɴ-zhā
congee
noun
Webster's New World
In Asian cooking, a thin gruel of rice and water.
Webster's New World
(archaic) A bow.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Congee
Noun
Singular:
congee
Plural:
congeesOrigin of Congee
-
From Old French congié (modern congé), from commeatus (“passage, permission to leave”), from commeo (“I go and come”), from con- + meo (“I go, I pass”)
From Wiktionary
-
From Tamil, perhaps via Portuguese.
From Wiktionary
Tamil kañci
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Congee Is Also Mentioned In
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to congee using the buttons below.