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potpourri.

A mixture of dried fragrant plant material, often in a decorative bowl, used to scent a room.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌpəʊ.pəˈɹiː/UK/pəʊˈpʊə.ɹi/UK/pəʊˈpɔː.ɹi/UK/ˌpoʊ.pʊˈɹiː/US
  1. A mixture of dried fragrant plant material, often in a decorative bowl, used to scent a room.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A medley of songs or music.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A ragout or stew of meat and vegetables.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A collection of various things; an assortment, mixed bag or motley.

    countable · figuratively · uncountable
  5. An anthology of miscellaneous prose.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From French pot-pourri (“stew, potpourri”), a calque of Spanish olla podrida (“stew”, literally “rotten pot”). Doublet of olla podrida.

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