noun
pottage
PAH-tij/ˈpɑːtɪdʒ/
A thick soup or stew made from vegetables, grains, or meat.
The bowl of pottage contains vegetables and barley in a thick stew.
Etymology
Old French potage meant food cooked in a pot, especially vegetable soup. The cooking vessel thus supplied the name for the thick soup or stew made in it.
In context
Their food was frequently pottage. A thick, simple stew of grains, vegetables, and whatever scraps of meat could be spared
More examples
- She serves the pottage with crusty bread.
- This medieval recipe makes a hearty pottage with peas and onions.
- Small pieces of beef add flavor to the pottage.
Forms
pottage · pottages