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potlikker

potlikker is the alternative spelling of pot liquor.

Meaning of pot liquor

Noun

pot liquor (usually uncountable, plural pot liquors)

  1. (Southern US, usually) The liquid left after boiling greens, such as collard greens, mustard greens, or turnip greens.
    Synonyms:
    collard liquor

Forms of potlikker

pluralpotlikkers

Origin of potlikker

From pot + likker.

Questions about potlikker

What is potlikker the alternative spelling of?
Potlikker is the alternative spelling of pot liquor.

Words near potlikker in the dictionary

  1. potlicker
  2. potlickers
  3. potlid
  4. potlids
  5. potlike
  6. potlikker
  7. potlikkers
  8. potline
  9. potlines
  10. potlis
  11. Potlogi

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Adapted from Wiktionary: potlikker (page history and authors); pot liquor (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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