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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
por•ridge /ˈpɔrɪdʒ, ˈpɑr-/USA pronunciation   n. 
    [uncountable]
  1. Fooda thick cereal made esp. of oatmeal boiled in water or milk.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
por•ridge  (pôr′ij, por′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fooda food made of oatmeal, or some other meal or cereal, boiled to a thick consistency in water or milk.
  • variant of earlier poddidge, akin to pottage 1525–35
por′ridge•like′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
porridge /ˈpɒrɪdʒ/ n
  1. a dish made from oatmeal or another cereal, cooked in water or milk to a thick consistency
  2. slang a term in prison (esp in the phrase do porridge)
Etymology: 16th Century: variant (influenced by Middle English porray pottage) of pottage

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