Porringer

Definition: Porringer

Porringer

Noun

1. A shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle) from which children eat.

Date "porringer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1593. (references)

Etymology: Porringer \Por"rin*ger\, noun. [from Old English expression pottanger, for pottager; compare to French potager soup basin. See Porridge.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms within Context: Porringer

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Receptacle	Plate, platter, dish, trencher, calabash, porringer, potager, saucer, pan, crucible; glassware, tableware; vitrics.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Porringer

English words defined with "porringer": Posnet, Potager. (references)

Etymologies containing "porringer": Pottage ♦ skillet. (references)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Porringer

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
porringer	6
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Porringer

Language		Translations for "porringer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		pjatë e vogël supe. (various references)

Bulgarian		купичка (cup). (various references)

Czech		miska (bowl, dish, pan, plate, tray). (various references)

German		Suppennapf. (various references)

Greek		γαβάθα (bowl, ramekin, trencher), βαθύ πιάτο. (various references)

Hungarian		tálka (dishpan, saucer). (various references)

Indonesian		mangkuk. (various references)

Manx		jyst poddash. (various references)

Pig Latin		orringerpay

Romanian		strachinã (basin, bowl, dish, tureen), ceaşcã (cup, cupful). (various references)

Russian		суповая чашка. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		zdela (basin, bowl, dish, jorum). (various references)

Spanish		plato hondo. (various references)

Swedish		grötskål. (various references)

Turkish		çorba kâsesi (soup bowl, tureen). (various references)

Ukrainian		мисочка для каші. (various references)

Vietnamese		tô ăn cháo, bát ăn cháo. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Porringer

Derivations
	Words beginning with "porringer": porringers. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Porringer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Boeringer, forrinter, Pergnier, porrige, porringe, Proprinter. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Porringer"

Words rhyming with "porringer" (pronounced 'Por"rin*ger'): Agger, Aleger, Alnager, Apologer, Armiger, Arranger, Assuager, Astringer, Astrologer, Auger, Avenger, Baggager, Barbermonger, Barger, Belswagger, Besieger, Blancmanger, Blunger, Bondager, Bookmonger, Boroughmonger, Botanologer, Bragger, Bugger, Bulger, Bushranger, Carpetbagger, Carpetmonger, Challenger, Changer, Charger, Cheesemonger, Cogger, Conger, Costermonger, Cottager, Cringer, Encourager, fishmonger, Fleshmonger, flogger, Forager, FOREFINGER, forger, Gager, Gagger, Gauger, gouger, Granger, gravedigger. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Porringer

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-g-i-n-o-p-r-r-r"
	-2 letters: ignorer, perigon, pirogen, pornier.
	-3 letters: epigon, eringo, erring, gorier, griper, groper, ignore, ironer, orpine, perron, pigeon, pinger, poring, region, ringer, ropier, roping.
	-4 letters: error, genip, genro, gipon, giron, goner, gripe, groin, grope, irone, opine, oping, orpin, pengo, pingo, pirog, prier, prion, prior, prone, prong, reign, renig, repin, repro, rerig, rigor, ripen, riper, roger.
	Words containing the letters "e-g-i-n-o-p-r-r-r"
	+1 letter: porringers.
	+2 letters: preordering.
	+3 letters: prerecording, reprograming.
	+4 letters: overreporting, preprograming, reprogramming.
	+5 letters: cryopreserving, overprograming, preprogramming, underreporting.
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