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bouillie — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • pablum noun Alternative letter-case form of Pablum (“a type of cereal for infants made from cornmeal, oat, and wheat”).
  • porridge noun A soft, thick breakfast dish made by cooking oats or other grain in milk or water.

Senses

bouillie is used for these senses in English:

  • pablum (countable, uncountable, figurative, derogatory) Something overly bland or simplistic, especially speech or writing.
  • porridge A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.

pablum — full definition

  1. noun Alternative letter-case form of Pablum (“a type of cereal for infants made from cornmeal, oat, and wheat”).
  2. noun Mushy, easily digested food; pap; (countable) a specific type of such food.
  3. noun Something overly bland or simplistic, especially speech or writing.

porridge — full definition

  1. noun A soft, thick breakfast dish made by cooking oats or other grain in milk or water.
  2. noun British slang for a prison sentence.

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