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gruel in Catalan

gruel in Catalan is farinetes — gruel means a thin, watery porridge, historically associated with poverty or illness.

gruel in Catalan

farinetes
noun
A thin, watery porridge, formerly eaten primarily by the poor and the ill.

What does "gruel" mean?

  1. noun A thin, watery porridge, historically associated with poverty or illness.
    "“It’s not that bad,” said Tiger defensively. “The foundlings rarely have to share blankets these days, and the gruel no longer has a consistency thinner than water."
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gruel in a sentence

  • “It’s not that bad,” said Tiger defensively. “The foundlings rarely have to share blankets these days, and the gruel no longer has a consistency thinner than water.
  • The orphans were fed nothing but thin gruel each morning.

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What is "gruel" in Catalan?
"gruel" in Catalan is farinetes. gruel means: A thin, watery porridge, historically associated with poverty or illness.
How do you use "gruel" in a sentence?
Example: "The orphans were fed nothing but thin gruel each morning." In Catalan, "gruel" is farinetes.
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