porridge

名词 n.
/ˈpɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/    /ˈpɔɹɪd͡ʒ/|/ˈpɔɹɪd͡ʒ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast. uncountable,usually
    — Eat your porridge while it's hot!
  2. A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.; Oat porridge; oatmeal. UK,uncountable,usually
  3. A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.; Rice porridge; congee. Malaysia,Singapore,uncountable,usually
  4. A prison sentence. UK,slang,uncountable,usually
    — Just do your porridge and keep your head down.
  5. A type of thick soup or stew, especially thickened with barley. rare,uncountable,usually

词形变化

porridges plural parritch alternative,Scotland porage alternative porrige alternative

词源

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.
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