pottage

English

/ˈpɑtədʒ/

noun

Definitions

(archaic) A thick soup or stew, made by boiling vegetables, grains, and sometimes meat or fish, a staple food throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.
(archaic) An oatmeal porridge.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English pottage borrowed from Old French potage.

Origin

Old French

potage

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Cognates and derived terms

potage Middle English
pottage Middle English
pot Old French
potage Old French