potpourri
A mixture of dried fragrant plant material, often in a decorative bowl, used to scent…A mixture of dried fragrant plant material, often in a decorative bowl, used to scent a room.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)A mixture of dried fragrant plant material, often in a decorative bowl, used to scent a room.
Potpourri
(countable, uncountable)A medley of songs or music.
Potpourri, Medley
попурри́popurrí
(countable, uncountable)A ragout or stew of meat and vegetables.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A collection of various things; an assortment, mixed bag or motley.
Potpourri
смесьsmesʹ
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
(countable, uncountable)An anthology of miscellaneous prose.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From French pot-pourri (“stew, potpourri”), a calque of Spanish olla podrida (“stew”, liteFrom French pot-pourri (“stew, potpourri”), a calque of Spanish olla podrida (“stew”, literally “rotten pot”). Doublet of olla podrida.
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Forms
plural: potpourrisSynonyms
11 synonyms- a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources:medleypastiche
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things:assortmentmixturemixed bagmiscellanymiscellaneavarietysalmagundismorgasbord
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable