noun
porringer
POR-uhn-jer/ˈpɔrəndʒər/
A small, shallow bowl with a handle for soup or porridge.
The pewter porringer holds porridge in its shallow bowl with a flat side handle.
Etymology
The earlier potager was a small stew dish, named from pottage, the food it held. That container-for-food connection continues in the modern bowl used for soup or porridge.
More examples
- He fills a porringer with warm oatmeal.
- Two pewter porringers sit on the kitchen shelf.
- After lunch, she washes the porringer and spoon.
Forms
porringer · porringers