Potpourri
1.A combination of
incongruous things: “In the minds of many, the real and imagined causes for Russia's defeats quickly
mingled into a potpourri of terrible
fears” (W. Bruce Lincoln).
2.A miscellaneous
anthology or collection: a potpourri of
short stories and humorous verse.
3.A mixture
of dried flower petals and spices used to scent the air.
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[French pot pourri(translation of
Spanish olla podrida) : pot, pot; see potiche + pourri, past participle of pourrir, to rot (from
Old French purir, from Vulgar Latin *putr re,
from Latin putr scere. See putrid).]