potage
French, noun/pɔ.taʒ/
potage is spelled P-O-T-A-G-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 35,423rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Potage is a French masculine noun meaning “soup (dish)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Aliment demi-liquide, fait de bouillon et de tranches de pain ou de diverses substances alimentaires…”.
What does potage mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesoup (dish)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Aliment demi-liquide, fait de bouillon et de tranches de pain ou de diverses substances alimentaires, légumes, pâtes, etc. 2. Moment du repas où l’on mange le potage.
noun: 1. Personnes ayant été otages ensemble et qui sont devenues amies.
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 potage
- potages plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce potage?
- /pɔ.taʒ/
- \pɔ.taʒ\
- [pɔ.taʒ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to potage
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is potage in French?
potage appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).