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porridge definition

por·ridge (pôr′ij, pär′-)

noun

  1. Obsolete pottage
  2. Brit. a soft food made of cereal or meal boiled in water or milk until thick

Etymology: altered < pottage by confusion with ME porrey < OFr poree < VL porrata, leek broth < L porrum, leek, akin to Gr prason, leek

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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