Etymology

porray

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Today it means: A medieval pudding or stew of leeks and other vegetables (and sometimes meat) simmered in fresh almond milk and/or meat broth. Full definition →

Middle English porrey ← Old French poree ← Latin porrum
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  1. Latin · derived fromporrum“leek(s)”
  2. Old French · derived fromporee“leek soup”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromporrey
  4. English todayporray

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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