mush1

 
Pronunciation: /mʌʃ/

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1a soft, wet, pulpy mass: red lentils cook quickly and soon turn to mush [in singular]: the flowers had been flattened into a sodden pink mush
  • 2feeble or cloying sentimentality: the film’s not just romantic mush
  • 3North American thick maize porridge.

verb

[with object] (usually as adjective mushed)
  • reduce (a substance) to a soft, wet, pulpy mass: a cake combining layers of mushed prune and pastry

Origin:

late 17th century (in mush1 (sense 3 of the noun)): apparently a variant of mash