porridge

/ˈpɔrɪdʒ/

/ˈpɔrɪdʒ/

Other forms: porridges

Porridge is a thick, warm type of food similar to oatmeal. It's often a breakfast food.

When you boil oats in milk or water, the end result of porridge. Porridge is served in a bowl and eaten with a spoon. It’s usually served for breakfast and is famous for appearing in the fairy tale of Goldilocks. Porridge is the food that's too hot, too cold, and then just right.

Definitions of porridge

1. noun

   soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
   types:

   hasty pudding

   sweetened porridge made of tapioca or flour or oatmeal cooked quickly in milk or water

   gruel

   a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)

   burgoo, oatmeal

   porridge made of rolled oats

   congee, jook

   a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast

   skilly

   a thin porridge or soup (usually oatmeal and water flavored with meat)

   loblolly

   thick gruel

   type of:

   dish

   a particular item of prepared food