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potage

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: P OW1 T AA2 ZH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: P OW1 T AH0 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A thick soup, especially a creamy one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

thick (often creamy) soup

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pottage

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: soup

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French potage, and from earlier borrowing pottage.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: potaje — a thick soup, especially a creamy one