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# porridge

noun (porridge — uncountable; a bowl of porridge)

«porridge» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Porridge is a warm, soft food made by cooking oats (or other grain) in milk or water until thick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/porridge/#m1)
2. In British slang, «doing porridge» means being in prison — an old joke, not used at school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/porridge/#m2)

### In the lessons

Everyday life: a common breakfast in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand; in the USA it is usually called «oatmeal». In stories it is famous from «Goldilocks and the Three Bears», where one bowl is too hot, one too cold and one just right. In science lessons, cooking porridge shows how oats soak up water and swell when heated. Phrases: a bowl of porridge, porridge oats, porridge with honey.

### Examples

- I eat porridge with honey and banana on cold mornings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/porridge/#x1)
- Goldilocks tasted the porridge in all three bowls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/porridge/#x2)
- Stir the porridge so it does not stick to the pan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/porridge/#x3)
- Let the porridge cool a little before you eat it — it can burn your mouth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/porridge/#x4)
- In the USA my cousin calls porridge «oatmeal». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/porridge/#x5)
- The oats soaked up the milk and the porridge became thick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/porridge/#x6)
- Grandad adds a pinch of salt to his porridge, the Scottish way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/porridge/#x7)
- “Somebody has been at my porridge!” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/porridge/#x8)

### Note

Uncountable: «some porridge», «a bowl of porridge», not «a porridge» or «porridges». Hot porridge holds heat for a long time — blow and test a small spoonful first. US English: oatmeal; UK, Irish, Australian English: porridge.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «porridge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/porridge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«porridge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/porridge.html) on Mova free.