1. A thick porridge or stew made from oatmeal, barley, or other grains, traditionally eaten by sailors or in rural areas.
Usage: nautical; chiefly British; archaic or dialectal

Examples

• The ship's cook prepared a large pot of burgoos for the crew's breakfast.
• In the old days, burgoos was a staple food for sailors on long voyages.
• The villagers gathered around the fire to eat warm burgoos on cold winter nights.
• Burgoos provided an inexpensive and filling meal for working-class families.
• The recipe for burgoos has been passed down through generations of seafaring families.