Congee Definition

kŏnjē, kôɴ-zhā
congee
noun
Webster's New World
In Asian cooking, a thin gruel of rice and water.
Webster's New World

(archaic) A bow.

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verb
To take formal leave; esp., to bow in leaving.
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Other Word Forms of Congee

Noun

Singular:
congee
Plural:
congees

Origin of Congee

  • From Old French congié (modern congé), from commeatus (“passage, permission to leave”), from commeo (“I go and come”), from con- + meo (“I go, I pass”)

    From Wiktionary

  • From Tamil, perhaps via Portuguese.

    From Wiktionary

  • Tamil kañci

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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