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pot

French, noun/po/

pot is spelled P-O-T (3 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written French, the 3,908th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pot is a French masculine noun meaning “pot, jar, vase, tin, can, carton (a container of any of various materials)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Vase de terre, verre, métal, plastique ou autre matière servant à divers usages”.

What does pot mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepot, jar, vase, tin, can, carton (a container of any of various materials)

    pot à épices

  2. 2

    masculinecooking pot (any vessel used to cook food)

  3. 3

    masculinedish

  4. 4

    masculinepotty (the pot used when toilet-training children)

  5. 5

    colloquialmasculinedrink, jar, bevvy (alcoholic beverage)

  6. 6

    colloquialmasculinedo (UK), bash, drinks party (a small, informal party or celebration)

  7. 7

    masculinepot, kitty, pool (money staked at cards, etc.)

  8. 8

    informalmasculineluck (success; chance occurrence, especially when favourable)

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepot, weed (cannabis, marijuana)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Vase de terre, verre, métal, plastique ou autre matière servant à divers usages. 2. Vase de terre, verre, métal, plastique ou autre matière servant à divers usages. 3. Vase de terre, verre, métal, plastique ou autre matière servant à divers usages. 4. Ornement représentant un vase d’où sortent des flammes.

noun: 1. Trou que les enfants creusent en terre pour jouer aux billes ou à la balle. 2. Jeux d'argent. Dans l'argot des joueurs, talon où les joueurs peuvent puiser. 3. Jeux d'argent. Dans certains jeux d'argent, somme prélevée par le tripot. 4. Jeux d'argent. Dans un jeu d’argent, ensemble des enjeux des joueurs.

noun: 1. Cannabis ; marijuana.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of pot

  • pots plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce pot?

  • /po/
  • /pɔ/
  • /pɔt/

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to pot

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is pot in French?

pot appears 19 times per million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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