Pot
Definition
The term "pot" describes a container, typically rounded, used for cooking, storing, or holding substances. It can also refer to a sum of money or a situation in games.
Parts of Speech
- Noun
- Verb
Pronunciation
American English
- IPA Pronunciation: /pɑːt/
- Respelling: pot
British English
- IPA Pronunciation: /pɒt/
- Respelling: pot
Etymology
The word "pot" originates from the Old English "pott," which came from the Late Latin "pottus." Its use as a container dates back to the 10th century, while metaphorical meanings emerged later.
Derivatives
- Potful (noun)
- Potter (noun/verb)
- Potted (adjective/verb)
- Potluck (noun)
- Overpot (verb)
Synonyms
- Container
- Jar
- Kettle
Antonyms
- None
Usage
The term "pot" is used in both literal and figurative contexts. For example, "The soup is simmering in the pot," or "She contributed to the pot in the poker game."
Related Terms
- Pan: A shallow cooking vessel.
- Bowl: A round container for food or liquid.
- Vessel: A general term for containers used to hold liquids or other substances.
Detailed Definitions
Noun
- A container, usually made of metal, ceramic, or clay, used for cooking or holding items:
- Example: "The chef stirred the stew in a large pot."
- A cumulative pool of money or stakes in gambling or games:
- Example: "He won the entire pot in the poker game."
- A container used for growing plants:
- Example: "She planted herbs in a small pot on the windowsill."
Verb
- To plant something in a pot:
- Example: "He potted the flowers and placed them on the patio."
- To hit or sink a ball into a pocket in billiards or similar games:
- Example: "She skillfully potted the final ball to win the match."
pot
🇨🇳 Mandarin
- 锅 (guō) (Cooking pot)
- IPA Pronunciation: /ku̯ɔ˥˩/
- Respelling: gwoh
- 盆 (pén) (Pot for plants)
- IPA Pronunciation: /pʰən˧˥/
- Respelling: phen
🇮🇳 Hindi
- बर्तन (bartan) (Cooking pot)
- IPA Pronunciation: /bəɾ.t̪ən/
- Respelling: bar-tan
- गमला (gamla) (Pot for plants)
- IPA Pronunciation: /ɡə.mə.laː/
- Respelling: ga-ma-la
🇪🇸 Spanish
- Olla (Cooking pot)
- IPA Pronunciation: /ˈoʝa/
- Respelling: o-ya
- Maceta (Pot for plants)
- IPA Pronunciation: /ma.ˈθe.ta/ or /ma.ˈse.ta/
- Respelling: ma-the-ta or ma-se-ta
🇫🇷 French
- Marmite (Cooking pot)
- IPA Pronunciation: /maʁ.mit/
- Respelling: mar-meet
- Pot (Pot for plants)
- IPA Pronunciation: /po/
- Respelling: po
🇸🇦 Modern Standard Arabic
- قدر (qadr) (Cooking pot)
- IPA Pronunciation: /qɑdʕr/
- Respelling: qad-r
- حوض الزرع (hawd az-zar') (Pot for plants)
- IPA Pronunciation: /ħawd az.zarʕ/
- Respelling: hawd az-zar
🇧🇩 Bengali
- পাত্র (patra) (Cooking pot)
- IPA Pronunciation: /pat̪ro/
- Respelling: pa-tro
- গাছপোত (gachpot) (Pot for plants)
- IPA Pronunciation: /ɡatʃpot̪/
- Respelling: gach-pot
🇷🇺 Russian
- Кастрюля (kastryulya) (Cooking pot)
- IPA Pronunciation: /kəstrʲʉˈlʲa/
- Respelling: ka-stroo-lya
- Горшок (gorshok) (Pot for plants)
- IPA Pronunciation: /ˈɡorʂək/
- Respelling: gor-shok
🇵🇹 Portuguese
- Panela (Cooking pot)
- IPA Pronunciation: /pɐ.ˈnɛ.lɐ/
- Respelling: pa-ne-la
- Vaso (Pot for plants)
- IPA Pronunciation: /ˈva.zu/
- Respelling: va-zu
🇮🇩 Indonesian
- Panci (Cooking pot)
- IPA Pronunciation: /ˈpantʃi/
- Respelling: pan-chee
- Pot (Pot for plants)
- IPA Pronunciation: /pot/
- Respelling: pot
🇩🇪 German
- Topf (Cooking pot)
- IPA Pronunciation: /tɔpf/
- Respelling: tohp-f
- Blumentopf (Pot for plants)
- IPA Pronunciation: /ˈbluːməntɔpf/
- Respelling: bloo-men-tohp-f
🇯🇵 Japanese
- 鍋 (nabe) (Cooking pot)
- IPA Pronunciation: /naꜜbe/
- Respelling: na-be
- 鉢 (hachi) (Pot for plants)
- IPA Pronunciation: /hat͡ɕi/
- Respelling: hachi
🇻🇳 Vietnamese
- Nồi (Cooking pot)
- IPA Pronunciation: /nɔj˨˩/
- Respelling: noy
- Chậu (Pot for plants)
- IPA Pronunciation: /cəw˧˥/
- Respelling: chaw
🇰🇷 Korean
- 냄비 (naembi) (Cooking pot)
- IPA Pronunciation: /nɛmbi/
- Respelling: nem-bi
- 화분 (hwabun) (Pot for plants)
- IPA Pronunciation: /hwa.bun/
- Respelling: hwa-bun
🇹🇷 Turkish
- Tencere (Cooking pot)
- IPA Pronunciation: /tendʒeɾe/
- Respelling: ten-je-re
- Saksı (Pot for plants)
- IPA Pronunciation: /saksɯ/
- Respelling: sak-su
Pot
Definition
Pot typically refers to a cylindrical container with a handle and often a lid, used for cooking or storing food. However, it can also have various other definitions depending on the context.
Parts of Speech
Pot can be used as a noun, verb, and in more colloquial usage, as an adjective.
Pronunciation
- IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /pɑːt/
- American English respelling: pät
- British English respelling: pɒt
Etymology
The word "pot" is derived from the Old English pott and the Middle Dutch pot. Both words refer to a container or vessel and are possibly of an unknown origin.
Derivatives
- Potful
- Potted
- Potter
- Potting
- Teapot
Synonyms
- Pan
- Vessel
- Container
Antonyms
None. The concept of antonyms doesn't usually apply to nouns representing physical objects, such as "pot."
Usage
Apart from its common usage as a term for a cooking vessel, "pot" can refer to various types of containers or contents within these containers. In a more colloquial context, it is also used as a slang term for marijuana.
Related Terms
- Pottery: Objects made of clay and hardened by heat.
- Potluck: A meal to which each guest contributes food.
- Potbellied: Having a large, rounded stomach.
Detailed Definition
As a noun, "pot" can denote:
- A container, typically rounded or cylindrical and of ceramic ware or metal, used for storage or cooking.
- Example: She boiled the soup in a large pot.
- The contents of such a container.
- Example: He made a pot of coffee for breakfast.
- (Informal) A large amount of money that people have bet in a game of poker.
- Example: He won the whole pot on the final hand.
- (Colloquial) Marijuana.
- Example: Some people use pot for medical purposes.
As a verb, "pot" can mean:
- Plant in a flowerpot.
- Example: She decided to pot the geraniums.
- (In billiards) shoot a ball into a pocket.
- Example: He potted the black ball.
As an adjective, "pot" (usually as "potted") can mean:
- (Of a plant) Planted in a pot.
- Example: She bought a potted fern for her apartment.
- (Of food, especially meat and fish) preserved or cooked and sealed in a can or jar.
- Example: He served potted shrimp as an appetizer.
- Summarized or abridged.
- Example: She gave a potted version of the story.
🇵🇰 Urdu
- پاتیلا (patīlā) (Cooking pot)
- IPA Pronunciation: /pɑː.t̪iː.lɑː/
- Respelling: pa-ti-la
- گملہ (gamla) (Pot for plants)
- IPA Pronunciation: /ɡəm.lɑː/
- Respelling: gam-la
