Middle English Dictionary Entry
porette n.
Entry Info
| Forms | porette n. Also porret. |
| Etymology | ML por(r)eta. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. porrei n.
1.
A thick soup made with chickpeas, onions, etc.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)31b/b : Vse he porettez [Ch.(2): porrettis; L porretis] of chechez with oynons & petrosilyne, calament & rewe, in which is put comyn.