English-Thai Dictionary

potpourri

N ของผสม ระหว่าง กลีบดอกไม้ กับ เครื่องเทศ เพื่อให้ มี กลิ่นหอม  hodgepodge mixture sachet uniformity kong-pa-som-kib-dok-mai-krueng-ted-tam-hai-klin-hom

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POTPOURRI

Pot `pour `ri ", n. Etym: [F., fr. pot pot + pourri, p. p. of pourrir to rot, L. putrere. Cf. Olla-podrida. ]

 

Defn: A medley or mixture. Specifically: (a ) A ragout composed of different sorts of meats, vegetables, etc. , cooked together. (b ) A jar or packet of flower leaves, perfumes, and spices, used to scent a room. (c ) A piece of music made up of different airs strung together; a medley. (d ) A literary production composed of parts brought together without order or bond of connection.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

potpourri

pot pour ri |ˌpōpəˈrē, ˌpōpo͝oˈrē ˌpoʊpəˈri | ▶noun ( pl. potpourris ) a mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl or small sack to perfume clothing or a room. • a mixture of things, esp. a musical or literary medley: he played a potpourri of tunes from Gilbert and Sullivan. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (denoting a stew made of different kinds of meat ): from French, literally ‘rotten pot. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

potpourri

potpourri |pəʊˈpʊəri, -ˈriː, pɒtˈpʊəri | ▶noun ( pl. potpourris ) [ mass noun ] a mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl to perfume a room. • a mixture or medley of things: he played a potpourri of tunes from Gilbert and Sullivan. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (denoting a stew made of different kinds of meat ): from French, literally ‘rotten pot ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

potpourri

potpourri noun the book is a potpourri of curious animal stories: mixture, assortment, collection, selection, assemblage, medley, miscellany, mix, mélange, variety, mixed bag, patchwork, bricolage; ragbag, mishmash, salmagundi, jumble, farrago, hodgepodge, gallimaufry.

 

Duden Dictionary

Potpourri

Pot pour ri Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈpɔtpʊri auch, österreichisch nur …ˈriː |das Potpourri; Genitiv: des Potpourris, Plural: die Potpourris französisch potpourri, eigentlich = Eintopf (aus allerlei Zutaten ), zu: pot = Topf (spätlateinisch pot [t ]us, Pott ) und pourrir = verfaulen aus verschiedenen beliebten kleineren Werken oder Melodien zusammengestelltes Musikstück ein musikalisches Potpourri | ein [buntes ] Potpourri aus, von beliebten Melodien | ein Potpourri bekannter Schlager | figurativ die Sendung war ein Potpourri (ein buntes Allerlei ) aus Scherz, Satire und Musik

 

Potpourrivase

Pot pour ri va se Substantiv, feminin , die zu Potpourri in der Bedeutung »Allerlei, Kunterbuntes «[reich ] verzierte Porzellanvase mit durchlöchertem Deckel, in der duftende Kräuter aufbewahrt werden

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

potpourri

pot pour ri /pòʊpʊríː |pə̀ʊpʊ́ri /〖＜フランス 〗 (! -t-は発音しない ) 名詞 1 U ポプリ 〘干した草花の小片を混ぜて容器に入れたもの; 部屋の芳香剤として用いる 〙.2 C (音楽 文学 建築様式の )雑多な寄せ集め .