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gru·el
(gro͞o′əl)n.
1. A thin watery porridge.
2. Chiefly British Severe punishment.
[Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]
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gruel
(ˈɡruːəl)n
(Cookery) a drink or thin porridge, made by boiling meal, esp oatmeal, in water or milk
[C14: from Old French, of Germanic origin; see grout]
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gru•el
(ˈgru əl)n.
a thin cooked cereal made by boiling meal, esp. oatmeal, in water or milk.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French, Old French, =gru- (< Germanic; see grout) + -el diminutive suffix]
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Noun | 1. | gruel - a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal) skilly - a thin porridge or soup (usually oatmeal and water flavored with meat) porridge - soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick loblolly - thick gruel |
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gruel
n → Haferschleim m, → Schleimsuppe f
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