porray

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A medieval pudding or stew of leeks and other vegetables (and sometimes meat) simmered in fresh almond milk and/or meat broth.

Word forms

porray

Etymology

From Middle English porrey, from Old French poree (“leek soup”), diminutive of por (“leek”), from Latin porrum (“leek(s)”). Doublet of porret.

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