pottage

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman, Old French potage, from pot + -age.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɑtədʒ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑtədʒ

Noun

pottage (countable and uncountable, plural pottages)

  1. (now archaic or regional) A thick soup or stew.
    • 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, page 328:
      He is a portly man, though he lives on pottage and mashes.
  2. (now archaic or regional) oatmeal porridge

See also

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