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pottage.

A thick soup or stew, made by boiling vegetables, grains, and sometimes meat or fish, a staple food throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɑtɪd͡ʒ/General-American/ˈpɒtɪd͡ʒ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A thick soup or stew, made by boiling vegetables, grains, and sometimes meat or fish, a staple food throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.

    archaic · countable · historical · uncountable
  2. An oatmeal porridge.

    archaic · countable · uncountable
  3. A dish made by stewing plantain, beans, or yam in a tomato- and pepper-based sauce.

    Nigeria · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English pottage, from Anglo-Norman and Old French potage, equivalent to pot + -age.

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