noun · uncountable · rare

porridge

A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and…A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.

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UK/ˈpɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/US/ˈpɔɹɪd͡ʒ/

» That's not how you make porridge.

Кашу так не готовят.

Кашу так не готують.

Кашу готують не так.

Meaning

5 senses

(uncountable, usually)A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.
Eat your porridge while it's hot!
soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.
(UK, uncountable, usually)Oat porridge; oatmeal.
(Malaysia, Singapore, uncountable, usually)Rice porridge; congee.
(UK, slang, uncountable, usually)A prison sentence.
Just do your porridge and keep your head down.
Brei
ка́шаkáša, овся́нкаovsjánka
ка́шаkáša
(rare, uncountable, usually)A type of thick soup or stew, especially thickened with barley.

Examples

40 sentences

That's not how you make porridge.
Кашу так не готують. — deniko
ruКашу так не готовят. — dreamer
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · memries · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Oat porridge tastes best with milk.
Вівсяна каша краще смакує з молоком. — Lumo
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · deniko · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Eat your porridge and shut up.
Їж свою кашу та замовкни. — deniko
deIss deinen Brei und halt dein Maul. — Esperantostern
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Shut up and eat your porridge.
Замовкни та їж свою кашу. — deniko
deSei still und iss deinen Haferbrei! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Porridge tastes best with milk.
Вівсяна каша краще смакує з молоком. — Lumo
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · deniko · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

8 languages

Українська

breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal:

Русский

breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal:

Deutsch

breakfast cereal dish — see also oatmeal:

Origin

Variant of pottage (“thick soup or stew”), influenced by porray (“stew of leeks”). The "pr

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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