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gruel

 
Dictionary: gru·el   (grū'əl) pronunciation
n.
  1. A thin watery porridge.
  2. Chiefly British. Severe punishment.

[Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]


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Thin porridge made from oatmeal, barley, or other cereal.

[GROO-uhl] A cereal (usually oatmeal) cooked with water or milk and generally of a very thin consistency.

A mixture made of ground feed mixed with water.

Translations: Gruel
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vælling, havresuppe, straf

Nederlands (Dutch)
pap, straf

Français (French)
n. - gruau, bouillie

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Hafer)schleimsuppe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μαγειρ.) κουρκούτι, αλευριά, χυλός

Italiano (Italian)
pappa, farinata d'avena

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mingau (m) (Culin.), sopa (f) de aveia (Culin.)

Русский (Russian)
жидкая кашица

Español (Spanish)
n. - papas, papilla, gachas, puches

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - välling

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
稀粥

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 稀粥

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 오트밀 죽, 엄함, 혼냄

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 薄いかゆ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ثريد, عصيدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דייסה‬


 
 

 

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