potaje

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish potaje (“broth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈtaxe/, [poˈt̪a.xe]
• Hyphenation: po‧ta‧je

Noun

potaje

1. choice dish; viand; article of food

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French potage (“that which is put into a pot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈtaxe/ [poˈt̪a.xe]
• Rhymes: -axe
• Syllabification: po‧ta‧je

Noun

potaje m (plural potajes)

1. broth, stew

   Synonyms: caldo, cocido

2. (in the plural) dry legumes
3. a broth or beverage containing a mélange of ingredients
4. farrago, mishmash (a confused mixture of things)

   Synonyms: amasijo, barullo, fárrago, popurrí, revoltijo, revoltura

Derived terms

• potaje de vigilia

Further reading

• “potaje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025