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English
Etymology
From Middle English pottage, from Anglo-Norman and Old French potage, equivalent to pot + -age.
Pronunciation
Noun
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, 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
Noun
pottage
- Alternative form of potage