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pot.

jar, canister, vessel

3 characters1 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpo̞t]Northern[ˈpɔt]Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia

  1. jar, canister, vessel

    masculine

  2. jackpot

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin pottum, pottus (“pot, jar”), from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic *puttaz (“pot”), from Proto-Indo-European *budnós (“a type of vessel”). Cognate with French pot, English pot, Saterland Frisian Pot, Dutch pot, German Low German Pott, German Pott, Swedish potta (“chamber pot”), Icelandic pottur (“tub, pot”), Old Armenian պոյտն (poytn, “pot, earthen pot”).

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