potpourri
Meanings
Plural: potpourris
Noun
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
- a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume
- A collection of various things; an assortment, mixed bag or motley.
- An anthology of miscellaneous prose.
- A medley of songs or music.
- A mixture of dried fragrant plant material, often in a decorative bowl, used to scent a room.
- A ragout or stew of meat and vegetables.
Origin / Etymology
From French pot-pourri (“stew, potpourri”), a calque of Spanish olla podrida (“stew”, literally “rotten pot”). Doublet of olla podrida.
Synonyms
assortment, medley, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, pastiche, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety
Scrabble Score: 13
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