congee

ˈkɒŋɡi

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Definition of congee - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Asian cooking

Rare

thick rice porridge often with vegetables or meat

Rare

She enjoys congee with chicken for breakfast.

jook

architecture

Rare

concave molding in architecture

Rare

The building features a decorative congee along the ceiling.

cavetto

hollow

Verb

intr.

formal departure

Rare

leave or depart formally

Rare

The knight took his congee from the royal court..

depart

exit

ceremonial bow

Rare

perform a formal bow or gesture

Rare

The knight congeed before the queen.

bow

greet

salute

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thick rice porridge often with vegetables or meat
concave molding in architecture

Expressions with congee

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rice congee

soft rice porridge, usually boiled in water, eaten when ill

She had rice congee for breakfast while recovering from the flu.

Origin of congee

Tamil, kanji (boiled rice) + Malay, kanji (gruel)

Examples of congee in a sentence

He cooked congee with pork and preserved eggs.
The architect included a congee in the design.
Restorers carefully repaired the congee on the facade.
He will congee from the council at dawn.
She decided to congee after the ceremony.
He congeed to the audience after his performance.

The diplomat congeed as he entered the grand hall.

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French:bouillie de riz, prendre congé, ...
German:Congee, sich verabschieden, ...
Italian:porridge di riso, congedarsi, ...
Spanish:gachas de arroz, despedirse formalmente, ...
Portuguese:papa de arroz, despedir-se, ...
Chinese:粥, 告别, ...
Japanese:お粥, 辞去する, ...
Arabic:عَصِيدَة الأَرُزّ, وَدَّعَ, ...
Hebrew:קוֹנְגִ'י, לְהִיפָּרֵד, ...
Russian:конги, прощаться, ...
Ukrainian:конгі, прощатися, ...
Hindi:कांजी, विदा लेना, ...
Bengali:কনজি, বিদায় নেওয়া, ...
Catalan:congee, acomiadar-se, ...
Czech:congee, rozloučit se, ...
Danish:risgrød, tage afsked, ...
Dutch:congee, afscheid nemen, ...
Greek:κοντζέ, αποχαιρετώ, ...
Hungarian:rizskása, búcsút venni, ...
Khmer:បបរបាយ, លាទូល, ...
Korean:죽, 떠나다, ...
Persian:فرنی برنج, خداحافظی کردن, ...
Polish:kleik ryżowy, pożegnać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):canja, despedir-se, ...
Romanian:terci de orez, a se retrage, ...
Swedish:congee, ta farväl, ...
Thai:โจ๊ก, อำลา, ...
Turkish:pirinç lapası, veda etmek, ...
Vietnamese:cháo, từ biệt, ...

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