pot·pour·ri

(pō′po͝o-rē′)

n. pl. pot·pour·ris

1. A combination of incongruous things: "In the minds of many, the real and imagined causes for Russia's defeats quickly mingled into a potpourri of terrible fears" (W. Bruce Lincoln).

2. A miscellaneous anthology or collection: a potpourri of short stories and humorous verse.

3. A mixture of dried flower petals and spices used to scent the air.

[French pot pourri (translation of Spanish olla podrida) : pot, pot; see potiche + pourri, past participle of pourrir, to rot (from Old French purir, from Vulgar Latin *putrīre, from Latin putrēscere; see putrid).]

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potpourri

(ˌpəʊˈpʊərɪ)

n, pl -ris

1. a collection of mixed flower petals dried and preserved in a pot to scent the air

2. a collection of unrelated or disparate items; miscellany

3. (Music, other) a medley of popular tunes

4. (Cookery) a stew of meat and vegetables

[C18: from French, literally: rotten pot, translation of Spanish olla podrida miscellany]

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pot•pour•ri

(ˌpoʊ pʊˈri, ˈpoʊ pʊˌri)

n., pl. -ris.

1. a fragrant mixture of dried flower petals and spices, usu. kept in a jar.

2. any miscellaneous grouping; medley.

[1605–15; < French: literally, rotten pot, translation of Sp olla podrida olla podrida; see pot¹, putrid]

Potpourri

a medley or collection of musical or literary extracts; a dish of different meats stewed together, 1611; a medley.

Examples: potpourri of meat, 1611; of flower perfumes, 1749; of literary pieces, 1864; of musical pieces, 1864; of sounds.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	potpourri - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole grab bag - an assortment of miscellaneous items witches' brew, witches' broth, witch's brew - a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gangsters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew" range - a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection" selection - an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes" farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag - a motley assortment of things alphabet soup - a confusing assortment; "Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies" sampler - an assortment of various samples; "a candy sampler"; "a sampler of French poets"
	2.	potpourri - a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources medley, pastiche musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
	3.	potpourri - a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume perfume, essence - a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor

potpourri

noun mixture, collection, combination, patchwork, medley, motley, pastiche, mixed bag (informal), mélange (French), miscellany, hotchpotch, salmagundi, gallimaufry a potpourri of architectural style from all over the world

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

potpourri

noun

A collection of various things:

assortment, conglomeration, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, mélange, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, olio, patchwork, salmagundi, variety.

Slang: grab bag.

Translations

ποτ πουρί

pot-pourri

potpourri

[pəʊˈpʊərɪ] N (potpourris (pl))

1. (= flowers) → flores fpl secas aromáticas, popurrí m

2. [of music, writing] → popurrí m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

potpourri

pot pourri [ˌpəʊˈpʊri] n

[flowers] → pot-pourri m

(= miscellany) → pot-pourri mpot roast n → rôti m en cocottepot scourer n → tampon m à récurerpot shot pot-shot, potshot [ˈpɒtʃɒt] n

(with gun) to take a potshot at sb/sth → tirer au jugé sur qn/qch

(criticism) to take a potshot at sb → lancer une pique à qn
to take a potshot at sth → railler qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

potpourri

(lit) → Duftsträußchen nt

(fig: = mixture, medley) → (kunter)bunte Mischung; (of music) → Potpourri nt

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potpourri

[ˌpəʊˈpʊriː] n

a. (flowers) miscuglio di petali essiccati per profumare un ambiente

b. (fig) (of music, writing) → pot-pourri m inv

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