French

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Etymology

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From popote (food, dinner, meal) +‎ -er (verb suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /pɔ.pɔ.te/

Verb

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popoter (intransitive)

  1. (familiar) to cook, prepare a meal
    • 1996, Louis Boyé, Un jour, le grand bateau viendra : Chronique de la résistance, L’Harmattan, Paris, page 359:
      Nous errons tristement dans les rues quand nous avisons une compagnie de la Wehrmacht en train de popoter à la roulante sur la place du village.
      We're wandering miserably through the streets when we catch sight of a company of Wehrmacht in the process of making a meal at the mobile canteen in the village square.
  2. (archaic) to chat, chatter, converse
    Synonyms: bavarder, papoter
  3. (video games) to use potions

Conjugation

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