Dictionary

porridge en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɔɹɪd͡ʒ/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈpɔ̟ɹəd͡ʒ/ (New-Zealand)
• (New-Jersey) audio
• audio Queensland
• /ˈpɑɹɪd͡ʒ/ (New-York-City, Philadelphia)
• /ˈpɔɹɪd͡ʒ/ (Australia)

Etymology

Variant of pottage (“thick soup or stew”), influenced by porray (“stew of leeks”). The "prison sentence" sense comes from the British tradition of serving prisoners porridge for breakfast.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.
   • Eat your porridge while it's hot!
   • 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. 1922, Michael Arlen, “1/1/2”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days:
2. (UK, uncountable, usually) A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast. ▸ Oat porridge; oatmeal.
3. (Malaysia, Singapore, uncountable, usually) A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast. ▸ Rice porridge; congee.
4. (UK, slang, uncountable, usually) A prison sentence.
   • Just do your porridge and keep your head down.
5. (rare, uncountable, usually) A type of thick soup or stew, especially thickened with barley.

Forms

Deriveds

porridgy · porridge drawer · do porridge · porridgelike · Laba porridge · porridgeless · red bean porridge · rice porridge · water-porridge · plum-porridge · pine nut porridge · keep one's breath to cool one's porridge · save one's breath to cool one's porridge · porridge pot · porridge time · pease porridge · Teochew porridge · plain as porridge · porridge belly · pumpkin porridge · porridge-stick

Relateds

stiff porridge · oatmeal · gruel · congee

Translations (119)

kk ботқа (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · it zuppa d'avena (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · pl owsianka (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · la pappa (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · tt ботка (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · fr gruau (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · de Brei (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · mi pāreti (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · it porridge (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · gld балан (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · eu ahi (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · fo greytur (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · eo kaĉo (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · txb onkarño (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ky ботко (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · bth bubur (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · cmn 粥 (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · la puls (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · es gachas (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · sv gröt (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · pa ਦਲੀਆ (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · xh ípápa (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · tsg biyugbug (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · sh kaša (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ja 雑炊 (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · kix wâkù (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ba бутҡа (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · grc ἀθάρη (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · el χυλός (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · fa فرنی (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · az sıyıq (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · no grøt (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · srn angu (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · vi cháo (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · id bubur (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ce худар (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · he דייסה (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ee koko (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · tg шӯла (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · pt mingau (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · eu morokil (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · fi puuro (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ja 粥 (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ml കഞ്ഞി (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · fa حریره (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · grc πτισάνη (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · fa هریسه (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · nah pozōlli (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · cy uwd (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · pt papa (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · es puches (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · hu kása (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ru ка́ша (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · sw uji (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · se buvru (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · fr bouillie (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ve vhuswa (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · srn akansa (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · uz boʻtqa (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · grc πόλτος (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · hu börtönbüntetés (slang: prison sentence) · yue 麥片 /麦片 (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · gl papa (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · es papilla (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ko 포리지 (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · niv ераӄ (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ee akatsa (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ki ucoro (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · qu api (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · gl papas (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · luo nyuka (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ar عَصِيدَة (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · sl káša (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · gd lite (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · pl odsiadka (slang: prison sentence) · nl pap (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · fi kakku (slang: prison sentence) · hi दलिया (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · sk kaša (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · hy շիլա (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ro păsat (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ht labouyi (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · te అంబలి (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · mk каша (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · sms hutt (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · tl lugaw (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · gd brochan (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ms bubur (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · be ка́ша (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ja ポリッジ (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ang brīw (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · st papa (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · cs kaše (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · uk ка́ша (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · mn будаа (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ro terci (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · bg ка́ша (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · yue 粥 (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · alt ботко (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ru овся́нка (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ca farinetes (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ka ფაფა (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · fr porridge (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · el κουάκερ (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · kw yos kergh (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · af pap (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · it pappa d'avena (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · sh каша (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · km បបរ (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · mi pākū (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ar ثَرِيد (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · eo griaĵo (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · et puder (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · luy bhuyu (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · lt košė (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · ga leite (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · lv putra (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · sco parritch (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal) · da grød (breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal)