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- [poh-poo-ree, poh-poo-ree]
- /ˌpoʊ pʊˈri, ˈpoʊ pʊˌri/
- /ˌpəʊ.pəˈriː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [poh-poo-ree, poh-poo-ree]
- /ˌpoʊ pʊˈri, ˈpoʊ pʊˌri/
Definitions of potpourri word
- noun potpourri a mixture of dried petals of roses or other flowers with spices, kept in a jar for their fragrance. 1
- noun potpourri a musical medley. 1
- noun potpourri a collection of miscellaneous literary extracts. 1
- noun potpourri any mixture, especially of unrelated objects, subjects, etc. 1
- noun potpourri dried perfumed flowers 1
- noun potpourri mix, assortment 1
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Origin of potpourri
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < French: literally, rotten pot, translation of Spanish olla podrida olla podrida; see pot1, putrid
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Parts of speech for Potpourri
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
potpourri popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
potpourri usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for potpourri
noun potpourri
- all sorts — All sorts of things or people means a large number of different things or people.
- alphabet soup — a confusing series of acronyms or abbreviations
- assortment — An assortment is a group of similar things that are of different sizes or colours or have different qualities.
- borscht — a Russian and Polish soup based on beetroot
- bouillon — Bouillon is a liquid made by boiling meat and bones or vegetables in water and used to make soups and sauces.
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