jook

A noun with two distinct meanings: a Chinese rice porridge typically eaten for breakfast, or a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States offering food, drink, and music from a jukebox.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo com dois sentidos distintos: mingau de arroz chinês, geralmente consumido no café da manhã, ou um pequeno estabelecimento à beira da estrada no sudeste dos Estados Unidos que serve comida, bebidas e música de jukebox.

1. Chinese rice porridge B1 formal culinary

   A savory or sweet rice porridge, often served for breakfast in Chinese cuisine, typically made by boiling rice in a large amount of water until it breaks down into a thick, creamy consistency.

   • For breakfast, she enjoyed a warm bowl of jook with pickled vegetables.
   • The street vendor served a delicious chicken jook topped with green onions.
   • Many people eat jook when they are feeling unwell as it is easy to digest.

   🇵🇹Canja de arroz chinesa

   Sinônimos: congee

2. Roadside dance and drink establishment C1 informal american

   A small, informal roadside venue in the southeastern United States, often featuring a jukebox, where people can eat, drink, and dance.

   • They spent the evening at a local jook, listening to blues music and dancing.
   • The old jook on the highway was famous for its fried catfish and lively atmosphere.
   • He remembered visiting a jook as a child, where the jukebox played all night long.

   🇵🇹Bar dançante de beira de estrada

   Sinônimos: jook jointjukejuke housejuke joint