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Buckwheat Buckwheat is a gluten-free seed that can be used in various dishes, including pancakes, pasta, and porridge.—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025 But his 84 yards from Weeks 4-17 were as cold as day-old porridge.—Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025 The stout cask brings a rounded creamy mouthfeel to the palate, with caramel, coffee, milk chocolate, and cooked malt/cereal porridge flavors.—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 Lunch here might be an herby smoked trout sandwich on thin slices of focaccia, a bowl of savory mushroom porridge, or a bright scoop of celery and citrus salad.—Becky Hughes, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for porridge
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The sound change is peculiar. Perhaps there was some anticipatory voicing of -tt- and the resultant voiced stop was taken as a rhotic tap. Compare the same change in porringer.
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