por|rin|ger

por|rin|ger
por|rin|ger «PR uhn juhr, POR-», noun.
1. a small dish from which soup, porridge, bread and milk, or other runny food can be eaten. It is deeper than a plate or saucer.
2. a small bowl, especially one intended to be used by a child.
[Middle English pottinger, alteration of earlier potager < Old French < potage pottage, porridge]

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