porridge

noun

por·​ridge ˈpȯr-ij 

ˈpär-

: a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick

porridgy

ˈpȯr-i-jē 

ˈpär-

adjective

Examples of porridge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mornings start at the barn-style main restaurant, where the tight breakfast menu includes mushroom noodles, yak yogurt granola, and coddled eggs with cordyceps (a local edible fungi) alongside a small buffet spread of fresh bread, yak butter, jam, and tsampa (buckwheat flour) for porridge. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026

The blueberry jam would have been better on some yogurt or in porridge. —Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 17 Apr. 2026

Sauté a few mushrooms in olive oil, fold them into a scramble or omelet, layer them atop toast spread with Greek yogurt or cottage cheese, or add them to a breakfast porridge. —Sarah Garone, Health, 15 Apr. 2026

Heinz baked beans on toast and black treacle porridge biscuits. —Literary Hub, 6 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

alteration of pottage

Note: 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.

First Known Use

circa 1643, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for porridge

• borage
• forage
• storage

Kids Definition

porridge

noun

por·​ridge ˈpȯr-ij 

ˈpär-

: a soft food made by boiling meal or a vegetable in milk or water until it thickens