potpourri

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English

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Etymology

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From French pot-pourri (stew, potpourri), a Calque of Spanish olla podrida (stew, literally rotten pot). Doublet of olla podrida.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpəʊ.pəˈɹiː/, /pəʊˈpʊə.ɹi/, /pəʊˈpɔː.ɹi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌpoʊ.pʊˈɹiː/, /ˈpoʊ.pʊˌɹiː/
    • Audio (US):(file)
  • Homophone: popery

Noun

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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potpourri (countable and uncountable, plural potpourris)

  1. A collection of various things; an assortment, mixed bag or motley.
    • 1977 December 24, Richard Burns, “It Was a 'Big Splash' at The Aquarium”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 25, page 9:
      A convention of sorts, the evening was an exciting potpourri of education, entertainment and political consciousness.
  2. An anthology of miscellaneous prose.
  3. (music) A medley of songs or music.
  4. A mixture of dried fragrant plant material, often in a decorative bowl, used to scent a room.
  5. A ragout or stew of meat and vegetables.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From French pot pourri (rotten pot), itself a calque from Spanish olla podrida.

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pot‧pour‧ri

Noun

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potpourri m (plural potpourri's, diminutive potpourrietje n)

  1. several songs strung together (medley)
  2. a mixture of dried fragrant plant material, often in a decorative bowl, used to scent a room
  3. a number of varied literary articles

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /po.t͡ʃi.puˈʁi/ [po.t͡ʃi.puˈhi], /pot͡ʃ.puˈʁi/ [pot͡ʃ.puˈhi]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /po.t͡ʃi.puˈʁi/ [po.t͡ʃi.puˈχi], /pot͡ʃ.puˈʁi/ [pot͡ʃ.puˈχi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pot͡ʃ.puˈʁi/ [pot͡ʃ.puˈhi], /po.t͡ʃi.puˈʁi/ [po.t͡ʃi.puˈhi]

Noun

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potpourri m (plural potpourris)

  1. Alternative spelling of pot-pourri