Recent Examples on the WebThese breads use a cooked grain porridge in the dough.—Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024 Monsour’s version turns out wetter than most, taking on the pleasing consistency of rice porridge — more like Carolina bog, come to think of it.—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024 It’s used in dishes both savory and sweet, although it’s particularly beloved in traditional desserts such as Indian moong dal halwa, a buttery porridge often spiced with saffron and cardamom, and Korean injeolmi, glutinous rice cakes rolled in crushed nuts.—Wei Tchou, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024 Even teff and amaranth, typically cooked to a porridge, can be refashioned as grain salads with careful preparation.—Emily Horton, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 Hailing from Northern Italy, polenta is basically a cornmeal porridge (also known in the U.S. as cornmeal mush).—Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2024 According to the National Museum of Denmark, the Vikings' plates held meat, fish, dairy products, cereals, bread, porridge, vegetables, and fruit.—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023 The diet during the late Viking Age primarily consisted of local produce, meat, fish, dairy, porridge, and breads made from rye, wheat, and barley.—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Dec. 2023 At its cheapest, enough water to make the family's breakfast of pap (porridge made from ground corn) and other domestic chores for a month costs ₦24,000 ($28.43).—Adie Vanessa Offiong, CNN, 29 Nov. 2023
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The sound change is peculiar. Perhaps there was some anticipatory voicing of -tt- and the resultant voiced stop was taken as a rhotic tap. Compare the same change in porringer.
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