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potage

American  
[poh-tahzh, paw-tazh] / poʊˈtɑʒ, pɔˈtaʒ /

noun

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


potage British  
/ pɔtaʒ, pəʊˈtɑːʒ /

noun

  1. any thick soup

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of potage

From French; see origin at pottage


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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 ● Mar. 21, 2023

The vivid green potage with a swirl of sour cream tasted strangely but intriguingly like a copper penny, while the chicken left me dumbstruck.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 16, 2017

Recently on that menu: cold-smoked hamachi in an inky, savory sauce with demi-cured Japanese cucumbers was one first course followed by a warm potage of corn and caramelized onion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2016

There’s been reference made to “lobster a l’Americaine” combined with fillets of sole, as well as “a very good potage, grilled turbot, salsifis sauté, and apple charlotte.”

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2014

“I might have a tasty potage d’haricots in the kitchen, however,” said the little man.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

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