Jook
/dʒuːk/noun
A thin rice porridge associated especially with Chinese and Chinese-American cuisine.
Did you know?Jook is a common English spelling of Cantonese juk, while related spellings such as congee and zhou reflect the complex history of Chinese food words entering English.
Etymological Timeline
Old Chinese
Old Chinese
粥
“Rice gruel or porridge; the earliest Chinese form underlying later pronunciations.”
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinese
tsjuk
“Rice porridge; the reconstructed pronunciation of the character 粥.”
Medieval Chinese
Cantonese
juk
“Rice porridge, pronounced approximately “jook.””
19th–20th Century
Chinese-American English
jook
“A transliteration used in English-speaking Chinese communities for rice porridge.”
Modern English
English
jook
“Rice porridge, often served plain or with savory toppings.”