noun
congee
KOND-zhee
noun
1
A savoury rice porridge, often simmered with vegetables, meat, or fish, popular across East and Southeast Asia.
"She had a bowl of chicken congee for breakfast."
"Congee is a common comfort food when someone is feeling unwell."
How to Use Congee
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA soft, savoury rice porridge eaten in many Asian cuisines, especially for breakfast or when sick.
When to use it
This is by far the modern, commonly used meaning in English; the older sense meaning "formal leave/permission" is now archaic.
Word Forms
congeed past tense, congees plural, congees plural, congees singular
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