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parritches

parritches is the plural of parritch.

Meaning of parritch

Noun

parritch (countable and uncountable, plural parritches)

  1. (Scotland) Porridge.
    • "You know my father's name?" / "It would be strange if I didnae," he returned, "for he was my born brother; and little as ye seem to like either me or my house, or my good parritch, I'm your born uncle, Davie, my man, and you my born nephew. So give us the letter, and sit down and fill your kyte."1886 May 1 – July 31, Robert Louis Stevenson, “I Make Acquaintance of My Uncle”, in Kidnapped, being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751: […], London; Paris: Cassell &...

Questions about parritches

What is parritches the plural of?
Parritches is the plural of parritch.

Words near parritches in the dictionary

  1. Parrino
  2. Parrinos
  3. Parris
  4. Parrish
  5. parritch
  6. parritches
  7. Parritt
  8. parro
  9. parrock
  10. parrocked
  11. parrocking

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