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POR-ij/ˈpɒrɪdʒ/

Porridge is a hot breakfast food made from oats with milk or water — British English. Uncountable: some porridge, a bowl of porridge — not a porridge. Cereal is often cold from a box; toast is bread. American English often says oatmeal. Eat porridge with honey or fruit.

Meaning

A hot breakfast food made from oats and milk or water (British).

Examples

• “I have porridge every morning.”
• “This porridge is too thick.”
• “She made porridge for the children.”

Good to know

uncountable: some porridge. British breakfast. Contrast: cereal (often cold). Also: oatmeal.

Near in meaning

oatmeal

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