gruel

C2+ Topic:Food & Drink

US /ˈɡruəl/ UK /ˈɡruːəl/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a thin porridge of oatmeal or other grain boiled in water

The orphans were given only a bowl of watery gruel each morning.

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1 noun · a thin porridge of oatmeal... porridge pap mush pottage slop

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Derived forms grueling gruelling

Etymology

From Old French gruel ('groats, meal'), from Frankish or other Germanic source related to grain; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *grūtą ('coarsely ground meal').

gruel Old French *grūtą Proto-Germanic

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# gruel

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɡruəl
**IPA (UK):** ˈɡruːəl

## Meanings
1. a thin porridge of oatmeal or other grain boiled in water

## Examples
- The orphans were given only a bowl of watery gruel each morning.

## Synonyms
- porridge
- pap
- mush
- pottage
- slop

## Derived Forms
- grueling
- gruelling

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: gruel
- Root: *grūtą

## Etymology
From Old French gruel ('groats, meal'), from Frankish or other Germanic source related to grain; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *grūtą ('coarsely ground meal').

## AI Etymology
Gruel comes from Old French gruel ('groats, meal'), from Frankish or other Germanic source related to grain; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *grūtą ('coarsely ground meal'). The etymological trail includes Old French gruel and Proto-Germanic *grūtą. As a noun, gruel names a thin porridge of oatmeal or other grain boiled in water. The same family is visible in derived forms such as grueling and gruelling.

## Topics
- Food & Drink

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