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- [kon-jee]
- /ˈkɒn dʒi/
- /ˈkɔnʤiː/
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- [kon-jee]
- /ˈkɒn dʒi/
Definitions of congee word
- noun congee a gruel of boiled rice and water 3
- verb congee to prepare (something) in a conjee 3
- abbreviation CONGEE congé 3
- intransitive verb congee to take formal leave; esp., to bow in leaving 3
- abbreviation CONGEE congé. 1
- verb without object congee to take one's leave. 1
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Origin of congee
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; (noun) late Middle English conge, c(o)unge < Anglo-French cung(i)é, Old French congié < Latin commeātus furlough, literally, passage, coming and going, equivalent to commeā(re) to go, travel (com- com- + meāre to proceed, pass, travel) + -tus suffix of v. action; (v.) Middle English congeien < Anglo-French, verbal derivative of noun
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Parts of speech for Congee
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
congee popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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- how to make congee?
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- how to make good congee?
- how to make brown rice congee?
- why is congee important to the chinese diet?
- how to make chinese congee?
- how to cook cantonese congee?
- what does congee mean?
- how to cook congee fast?
- what is congee good for?
- how long to cook congee?
- how to make congee with rice cooker?
- how to make congee with cooked rice?
- how do you make congee?
- how to make congee in slow cooker?
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