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adulteration

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

adulteration (plural adulterations)

  1. The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.

Antonyms

  • purification

Translations

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potpourri

English

Alternative forms

  • pot pourri

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?p??p???i?/, /p???p???.i/, /p???p???.i/

Noun

potpourri (countable and uncountable, plural potpourris)

  1. A collection of various things; an assortment, mixed bag or motley.
  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

See also

  • pot-au-feu

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • 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

Noun

potpourri m (plural potpourris)

  1. Alternative spelling of pot-pourri

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