potage
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of potage
From French; see origin at pottage
Example Sentences
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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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