Congee — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast

(architecture) a concave molding

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚsɚpɹˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/kəndʒˈiː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəndʒˈiː/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈaʊntɚsɚpɹˌaɪz/.

Examples

he gave me his conge
He has congeed with the King

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jook conge

Parts of Speech

noun	a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast
noun	(architecture) a concave molding
noun	formal permission to depart “he gave me his conge”
noun	an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
verb	depart after obtaining formal permission “He has congeed with the King”
verb	perform a ceremonious bow

Word Forms

conge	verb	perform a ceremonious bow
conge	noun	an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Reisbrei

ein chinesischer Reisbrei, der zum Frühstück gegessen wird

🇪🇸Spanish

sopa de arroz

una papilla de arroz china que se come en el desayuno

🇵🇹Portuguese

mingau

um mingau de arroz chinês comido no café da manhã

🇷🇺Russian

отвар

китайская рисовая каша на завтрак

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कोंगी

नाश्ते में खाया जाने वाला चीनी चावल का दलिया

🇧🇩Bengali

কনজি

প্রাতঃরাশের জন্য খাওয়া একটি চাইনিজ রাইস গ্রুয়েল

🇮🇳Tamil

சங்கு

ஒரு சீன அரிசி கூழ் காலை உணவாக உண்ணப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

కంగీ

ఒక చైనీస్ రైస్ గ్రూల్ అల్పాహారం కోసం తింటారు

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોંગી

ચાઇનીઝ ચોખાના દાણા નાસ્તામાં ખાવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಂಜಿ

ಉಪಾಹಾರಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ತಿನ್ನಲಾದ ಚೈನೀಸ್ ರೈಸ್ ಗ್ರೂಲ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോംഗി

പ്രാതലിന് കഴിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ചൈനീസ് റൈസ് ഗ്രൂൽ

🇵🇰Urdu

کنجی

ناشتے میں کھایا جانے والا ایک چینی چاول

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粥

早餐吃的中国米粥

🇯🇵Japanese

おかゆ

朝食に食べる中華粥

🇰🇷Korean

죽

아침 식사로 먹는 중국 죽

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cháo

cháo Trung Quốc ăn vào bữa sáng

🇹🇭Thai

โจ๊ก

ข้าวต้มแบบจีนกินเป็นอาหารเช้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

bubur

bubur nasi Cina dimakan untuk sarapan

🇲🇾Malay

bubur

bubur nasi cina dimakan untuk sarapan pagi

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

ازدحام

یک کباب برنج چینی که برای صبحانه خورده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yoğun

kahvaltıda yenen bir Çin pirinç lapası

🇮🇱Hebrew

קונג'י

דייסה סינית שאוכלים לארוחת הבוקר

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