Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Variant of congé.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Leave to depart; leave-taking; dismissal; congé.
- n. An act of respect performed by persons on separating or taking leave; hence, a customary act of reverence or civility on other occasions; a bow or a courtesy.
- To give leave or command to depart; dismiss; take leave of.
- To take leave with the customary civilities.
- To use ceremonious and respectful inclinations of the body; bow; salute.
- n. In India, rice-water or -gruel; water in which rice has been boiled, much used in the diet of invalids.
- n. Any gruel or similar food for invalids.
Wiktionary
- n. obsolete Formal departure, ceremonial leave-taking.
- n. archaic A bow.
- n. A type of thick rice porridge or soup, sometimes prepared with vegetables and/or meat.
GNU Webster's 1913
WordNet 3.0
- n. (architecture) a concave molding
- v. depart after obtaining formal permission
- n. formal permission to depart
- n. an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
- v. perform a ceremonious bow
- n. a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast
Etymologies
- From Tamil, perhaps via Portuguese. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I had a pumpkin congee and then the spicy tofu stew, which came with a kimchi pancake and a side of japche and two different kinds of rice.”
“The traditional Chinese rice porridge, called congee , will soon become a staple of hotel breakfast buffets in America and abroad as U.S.-based hotel chains compete for growing numbers of Chinese travelers.”
“This creamy Chinese rice porridge—also known as congee—is a perfect cold-weather soup, and a fine vehicle for delicious add-ins.”
“On a rainy winter morning in San Francisco, nothing beats a steaming hot bowl of jook, Asian-style rice porridge also known as congee, at Hing Lung in Chinatown.”
“Rice porridge, called congee by the Chinese, is a favorite breakfast and is the best food to serve for those who are weak or unable to assimilate other foods.”
“A Also known as congee or porridge and made from any cereal, legume or grain, it is eaten unseasoned, sweet or savory and is an all-day favorite of the”
“The hole was quickly filled by gelato, frozen custard and Also known as congee or porridge and made from any cereal, legume or grain, it is eaten unseasoned, sweet or savory and is an all-day favorite of the”
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“Yum Brands Inc. has had success in China with its KFC fried-chicken chain by offering menu items familiar to Chinese consumers, such as congee, or rice porridge, and the Dragon Twister, a sandwich wrap filled with chicken, Peking duck sauce, cucumbers and scallions.”
“It says "congee" on the can--I thought that was odd.”
“And whichever name you call it, it will still taste as good though I suspect the word "congee" sounds much more sophisticated and refined to be used.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘congee’.
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phrontistery - c
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caballine, cabas, cable, caboched, cabochon, caboose, cabotage, cabré, cabrie, cabriole, cabriolet, cacaesthesia and 1298 more...
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Pease Porridge Hot
List of terms for porridge dishes made from seeds, grains, legumes, etc. from around the world.
See mollusque's list More gruel?.
mush, oatmeal, frumenty, pinhead oatmeal, porridge, grits, atole, gruel, shuco, polenta, gofio, kachamak and 69 more...
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salutes
hail, greet, toast, gesture, saluter, doff, gratulate, acclaim, halse, panegyric, salue, salve and 45 more...
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ElRojo
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cantillation, jackstaff, pullulate, whoremonger, colloquy, batman, anathema, idiosyncratic, facilitation, sympathy, empathy, satrap and 135 more...
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The Confidence Man
Words to remember from Melville's "The Confidence Man"
chevalier, hawk, unalloyed, ex-officio, scruple, pertinacity, epithet, gilt, bedizen, embrasure, escritoire, squaw and 278 more...
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Exotic Tastes
Interesting words related to food, ingredients, dishes, cookery, cuisines and so on. Exotic in this case is entirely subjective, with funkelberries on top.
tatty, neep, flummery, babaganoush, tahini, samphire, loblolly, scrumpy, fressen, luwak, duxelle, edamame and 213 more...
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tonka's Words
congee, tritone, flageolet, parritch, muckle, putresce, darnel, loll, pistil, boon, dagnab, vouchsafe and 12 more...
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murrain, voluptuary, conventual, jennet, palfrey, mitre, obdurate, banderole, baldric, fetlock, panoply, obeisance and 48 more...
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More gruel?
gruel, porridge, oatmeal, grits, hominy, samp, mush, brose, burgoo, maypo, frumenty, stirabout and 29 more...
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alanl The modern usage of this word, that is a rice porridge needs to be first (as is the case in noad2) and the leave to depart usages labelled with archaic. May 14, 2013