Polyglot Dictionary

potaje

/poˈtaxe/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los potajes

Meaning

  1. stew

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

caldereta

potaje specifically refers to a stew with legumes, like a chickpea or lentil stew; caldereta is a meat or fish stew, often specific to a region.

estofado

potaje specifically refers to a stew with legumes; estofado is a meat-based, slow-cooked stew.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cozido

cozido is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "stew."

Portuguese

guisado

guisado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "stew."

Practice

1 What does potaje mean?

2 Fill the gap: Comimos ___ de garbanzos.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches potaje?

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