potpourri

See also: Potpourri, pot-pourri, and pot pourri

English

Alternative forms

• pot pourri

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

  • Audio (US):

    (file)

• Homophone: popery

Noun

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.

Translations

collection of various things

• Czech: všehochuť (cs) f
• French: pot-pourri (fr) m
• German: Potpourri (de) n
• Italian: miscuglio (it) m, misto (it) m, potpourri, varietà (it)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: potpûrî (ku), hemereng (ku), tevlihev (ku)

• Macedonian: сме́са f (smésa)
• Plautdietsch: Wirwoa m
• Portuguese: pot-pourri (pt) m
• Russian: смесь (ru) f (smesʹ)
• Scottish Gaelic: sop às gach seid
• Swedish: potpurri (sv) n

anthology of miscellaneous prose

• French: pot-pourri (fr) m
• Italian: varietà (it) f

a medley of songs or music

• Danish: potpourri n
• Dutch: potpourri (nl) m
• Finnish: potpuri (fi), purpuri
• French: pot-pourri (fr) m
• German: Potpourri (de) n, Medley (de) n
• Hebrew: מַחְרוֹזֶת f (maḥrozet)
• Italian: varietà (it) f, misto (it) m, miscuglio (it) m
• Portuguese: potpourri, pot-pourri (pt)
• Russian: попурри́ (ru) n (popurrí)
• Swedish: potpurri (sv) n
• Turkish: potpuri (tr)

a mixture of dried fragrant plant material used to scent a room

• Danish: potpourri n
• Dutch: potpourri (nl) m
• French: pot-pourri (fr) m
• German: Potpourri (de) n
• Italian: potpourri
• Swedish: potpurri (sv) n

See also

• pot-au-feu

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: pot‧pour‧ri

Noun

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

Synonyms

• medley (1)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.t͡ʃi.puˈʁi/ [po.t͡ʃi.puˈhi], /pot͡ʃ.puˈʁi/ [pot͡ʃ.puˈhi]

• (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]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu.tpuˈʁi/

Noun

potpourri m (plural potpourris)

1. Alternative spelling of pot-pourri