Meaning
A soft, soothing porridge of rice boiled slowly in plenty of water and milk until it breaks down thick and creamy, sweetened and spiced. Gentle on the stomach, rice porridge is a classic comfort food given to the very young, the sick, and the old, and a thrifty way to stretch a little rice into a warming, filling breakfast.
Examples
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Rice porridge good when yuh belly nuh feel good.
Rice porridge is good when your stomach isn't feeling well.
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She bwile rice porridge fi di baby.
She boiled rice porridge for the baby.
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Cook di rice soft fi mek di porridge.
Cook the rice soft to make the porridge.
Origin
From 'rice' + 'porridge'; a soft, soothing porridge. See [[cornmeal-porridge]], [[oats-porridge]].
How it’s used
A soft, soothing rice porridge; gentle on the stomach. See [[cornmeal-porridge]], [[oats-porridge]].