porridge

por-ridge · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A dish consisting of oats or other cereal grains boiled in water or milk until thick.

  2. 2.

    (British slang, dated) A prison sentence.

Related words

See also: breakfast, cereal, oatmeal
Synonyms: gruel, oatmeal

Etymology

Alteration of pottage, from Old French potage ("food cooked in a pot"), influenced by Middle English porray ("vegetable soup").