Masculin
pot
Signification (English)
- pot, jar, vase, tin, can, carton (a container of any of various materials)
- cooking pot (any vessel used to cook food)
- dish
- potty (the pot used when toilet-training children)
- (colloquial) drink, jar, bevvy (alcoholic beverage)
- (colloquial) do (UK), bash, drinks party (a small, informal party or celebration)
- pot, kitty, pool (money staked at cards, etc.)
- (informal) luck (success; chance occurrence, especially when favourable)
- a half-litre bottle or measure of wine
- a pre-metric unit of measure, equivalent to 1.5 litres
- a paper size, about 40 by 31 cm
- (slang,vulgar) arse, ass (the buttocks)
Synonyms
marie-jeanne
weed
pot à fleurs
recipient
pot-Mason
pot de fleurs
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/po/
Étymologie (English)
In summary
Inherited from Middle French pot, from Old French pot (“pot”), from Vulgar Latin pottum, pottus (“pot, jar”), from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic *puttaz (“pot, jar, tub”), from Proto-Indo-European *budn- (“a kind of vessel”). More at English pot.
Related words
Ajouter aux favoris
Améliorez votre prononciation
Écrivez ce mot
Start learning français with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "pot" and many other words and sentences in français.
Go to our français course page
Notes