potpourri
n. US //ˌpoʊpʊˈɹi// UK //pˈɒtpɔːɹˌi// pot·pour·ri
From French pot-pourri (“stew, potpourri”), a calque of Spanish olla podrida (“stew”, literally “rotten pot”). Doublet of olla podrida.
From French pot-pourri (“stew, potpourri”), a calque of Spanish olla podrida (“stew”, literally “rotten pot”). Doublet of olla podrida.
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