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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French potage, and from earlier borrowing pottage.
Noun
potage (countable and uncountable, plural potages)
- A thick creamy soup.
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French
Etymology
From Old French, pot + -age.
Pronunciation
Noun
potage m (plural potages)
- soup (dish)
- Synonym: soupe
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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French potage; equivalent to pot + -age.
Pronunciation
Noun
potage (plural potages)
- pottage (a stew or casserole)
- A pudding or slurry; any dish made of thick, runny liquid.
- Greens or vegetables; plant matter as used in food.
- (rare) A cataplasm; a pad on a wound to relieve.
- (rare) A beverage; a liquid concoction.
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Old French
Etymology
pot + -age.
Noun
potage oblique singular, m (oblique plural potages, nominative singular potages, nominative plural potage)
- soup; broth (etc.) cooked in a pot
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