Masculine
pot
Meaning
- (masculine) pot, jar, vase, tin, can, carton (a container of any of various materials)
- (masculine) cooking pot (any vessel used to cook food)
- (masculine) dish
- (childish, masculine) potty (the pot used when toilet-training children)
- (colloquial, masculine) drink, jar, bevvy (alcoholic beverage)
- (colloquial, masculine) do (UK), bash, drinks party (a small, informal party or celebration)
- (masculine) pot, kitty, pool (money staked at cards, etc.)
- (informal, masculine) luck (success; chance occurrence, especially when favourable)
- (masculine) a half-litre bottle or measure of wine
- (masculine) a pre-metric unit of measure, equivalent to 1.5 litres
- (masculine) a paper size, about 40 by 31 cm
- (masculine, slang, vulgar) arse, ass (the buttocks)
Concepts
metal pot
Synonyms
marie-jeanne
weed
pot à fleurs
recipient
pot-Mason
pot de fleurs
Translations
Topf
vaso
pot
pote
κανάταFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/po/
Etymology
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.
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