Porridge is a common breakfast food made from oats or other grains. You cook it in water or milk until it is soft and warm.
She eats porridge every morning for breakfast.
Porridge can be made with milk or water.
Porridge is not only made from oats; it can also be made by cooking other foods like corn or rice. It becomes soft and thick and is eaten warm.
In some countries, corn porridge is popular.
Rice porridge is easy to digest when sick.
In informal speech, 'porridge' is a slang word for time spent in prison. It means the prison sentence a person serves.
He did three years' porridge for theft.
Some criminals serve porridge when caught.
In Scotland, porridge is a famous traditional dish made with oats and salt. It is eaten hot, often for breakfast.
Scottish porridge is made from oats and salt.
Many people enjoy porridge with honey or fruit.
Sometimes 'porridge' is used to talk about something unclear or confusing, like a mix that is hard to understand. This meaning is figurative.
The report was a porridge of facts and errors.
His ideas were just porridge and made no sense.
