Dictionary

potpourri en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpoʊ.pʊˌɹiː/ (US)
• /ˌpəʊ.pəˈɹiː/ (UK)
• /pəʊˈpʊə.ɹi/ (UK)
• /ˌpoʊ.pʊˈɹiː/ (US)
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• /pəʊˈpɔː.ɹi/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Relateds

pot-au-feu

Translations (43)

nl potpourri (a medley of songs or music) · fi lajitelma (collection of various things) · it miscuglio (collection of various things) · da potpourri (a mixture of dried fragrant plant material used to scent a room) · it miscuglio (a medley of songs or music) · ru попурри́ (a medley of songs or music) · fr pot-pourri (a mixture of dried fragrant plant material used to scent a room) · gd sop às gach seid (collection of various things) · pt pot-pourri (a medley of songs or music) · sv potpurri (a mixture of dried fragrant plant material used to scent a room) · sv potpurri (a medley of songs or music) · cs všehochuť (collection of various things) · pdt Wirwoa (collection of various things) · mk сме́са (collection of various things) · it misto (collection of various things) · nl potpourri (a mixture of dried fragrant plant material used to scent a room) · fr pot-pourri (a medley of songs or music) · ru смесь (collection of various things) · fr pot-pourri (collection of various things) · pt potpourri (a medley of songs or music) · ca popurri (collection of various things) · fi potpuri (a medley of songs or music) · kmr potpûrî (collection of various things) · kmr tevlihev (collection of various things) · pt pot-pourri (collection of various things) · fr pot-pourri (anthology of miscellaneous prose) · it potpourri (collection of various things) · he מַחְרוֹזֶת (a medley of songs or music) · it varietà (a medley of songs or music) · cmn 大雜燴 /大杂烩 (collection of various things) · it varietà (anthology of miscellaneous prose) · fi sekoitus (collection of various things) · it varietà (collection of various things) · de Potpourri (a mixture of dried fragrant plant material used to scent a room) · kmr hemereng (collection of various things) · de Potpourri (collection of various things) · it misto (a medley of songs or music) · it potpourri (a mixture of dried fragrant plant material used to scent a room) · de Potpourri (a medley of songs or music) · da potpourri (a medley of songs or music) · sv potpurri (collection of various things) · de Medley (a medley of songs or music) · tr potpuri (a medley of songs or music)