transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgrü-əl ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English grewel, from Anglo-French gruel, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English grūt grout
Date: 14th century
1. : a thin porridge
2.
[from to get one's gruel to accept punishment]
chiefly British : punishment
3. : something that lacks substance or significance
the argument was thin gruel