pottage

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɒtɪdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pot′ij)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pot•tage  (pot′ij),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fooda thick soup made of vegetables, with or without meat.
  • Old French: literally, something in or from a pot1; see -age
  • Middle English potage 1175–1225

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pottage / ˈpɒtɪdʒ/
  1. a thick meat or vegetable soup
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French potage contents of a pot, from pot pot1
'pottage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
mess - porridge - porringer - potage - pulse

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