pottage
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English pottage, from Anglo-Norman and Old French potage, equivalent to pot + -age.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑtɪd͡ʒ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒtɪd͡ʒ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒtɪdʒ
Noun edit
pottage (countable and uncountable, plural pottages)
- (archaic or historical) A thick soup or stew, made by boiling vegetables, grains, and sometimes meat or fish, a staple food throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.
- 1357, John Mandeville, The Travels of Sir John Mandeville[1], modernized spelling edition:
- And they have not in many places, neither pease ne beans ne none other pottages but the broth of the flesh.
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate, published 2010, page 328:
- He is a portly man, though he lives on pottage and mashes.
- (archaic) An oatmeal porridge.
- (Nigeria) A dish made by stewing plantain, beans, or yam in a tomato and pepper based sauce.
- Synonym: porridge
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Middle English edit
Noun edit
pottage
- Alternative form of potage