potage

[ poh-tahzh; French paw-tazh ]

noun

, French Cooking.

1. soup, especially any thick soup made with cream.

potage

/ pɔtaʒ; pəʊˈtɑːʒ /

noun

1. any thick soup

Word History and Origins

Origin of potage¹

From French; pottage

Word History and Origins

Origin of potage¹

C16: from Old French; see pottage

Example Sentences

It is also a term that describes a plethora of Tuscan bread soups, panade, porridge or potage made with bread and vegetables, often from leftovers.

From Washington Post

They call themselves the "potages" - a mash-up of the French words for buddies and hostages.

From BBC

But simpler recipes — like carrot potage, roast eggplant rice, and bamboo shoot and mountain vegetable sukiyaki, which require little background in Japanese ingredients beyond dashi, soy sauce and miso — are relatively few.

From New York Times

Tonight, I made kabocha squash potage, veggie stir fry and rice.

From New York Times

If I were an MP, I would not want to own this putrid potage of poor political leadership and self-destructive consequence.

From The Guardian

Related Words

• bouillon
• chowder
• porridge
• puree