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Brei — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mash noun A soft, pulpy mixture made by crushing or beating something, especially mashed potatoes.
  • mush noun A soft, wet, formless mass, especially of food.
  • pap noun A soft, mushy food, especially one given to babies or the sick.
  • porridge noun A soft, thick breakfast dish made by cooking oats or other grain in milk or water.
  • slurry noun A thick, semi-liquid mixture of solid particles suspended in liquid.
  • stew noun A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly together in liquid.

Senses

Brei is used for these senses in English:

  • mash (uncountable) A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.
  • pap (uncountable) Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.
  • porridge A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.
  • slurry Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.
  • stew (uncountable, countable) A dish cooked by stewing. [from 18th c.]

mash — full definition

  1. noun A soft, pulpy mixture made by crushing or beating something, especially mashed potatoes.
  2. verb To crush something into a soft, pulpy mass.
  3. verb To press a button rapidly and repeatedly.

mush — full definition

  1. noun A soft, wet, formless mass, especially of food.
  2. noun A thick porridge made from cooked grain, especially cornmeal, cooked in water or milk.
  3. verb To squash something into a soft, formless mass.
  4. intj A command shouted to sled dogs to make them start or move faster.

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