Concoction — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients

an occurrence of an unusual mixture

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːtɹɐnsəbstˈænʃɪˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/kəŋkˈɒkʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəŋkˈɒkʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːtɹɐnsəbstˈænʃɪˌeɪt/.

Examples

he volunteered to taste her latest concoction
he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade
it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mixture confection intermixture

Parts of Speech

noun	any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients “he volunteered to taste her latest concoction”
noun	an occurrence of an unusual mixture “it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction”
noun	the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose “his testimony was a concoction”
noun	the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components

Word Forms

concoct	verb	prepare or cook by mixing ingredients
mix	verb	mix together different elements
confect	verb	make into a confection
confection	verb	make into a confection

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gebräu

jedes Lebensmittel, das durch die Kombination verschiedener Zutaten hergestellt wird

🇫🇷French

mélange

tout aliment fabriqué en combinant différents ingrédients

🇪🇸Spanish

mezcla

cualquier alimento elaborado combinando diferentes ingredientes

🇮🇹Italian

intruglio

qualsiasi alimento ottenuto combinando ingredienti diversi

🇳🇱Dutch

brouwsel

elk voedingsmiddel dat wordt gemaakt door verschillende ingrediënten te combineren

🇵🇹Portuguese

mistura

qualquer alimento feito pela combinação de diferentes ingredientes

🇷🇺Russian

смесь

любые продукты питания, приготовленные из сочетания различных ингредиентов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मिश्रण

विभिन्न सामग्रियों को मिलाकर बनाया गया कोई खाद्य पदार्थ

🇧🇩Bengali

উপসংহার

বিভিন্ন উপাদান একত্রিত করে তৈরি যেকোনো খাদ্যদ্রব্য

🇮🇳Tamil

குழம்பு

வெவ்வேறு பொருட்களை இணைத்து செய்யப்படும் எந்த உணவுப் பொருட்களும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కల్తీ

వివిధ పదార్ధాలను కలపడం ద్వారా తయారు చేయబడిన ఏదైనా ఆహార పదార్ధం

🇮🇳Marathi

रचना

विविध घटक एकत्र करून बनवलेले कोणतेही खाद्यपदार्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

બનાવટ

વિવિધ ઘટકોને જોડીને બનાવવામાં આવતી કોઈપણ ખાદ્ય સામગ્રી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಿಶ್ರಣ

ವಿವಿಧ ಪದಾರ್ಥಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಯೋಜಿಸಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ಯಾವುದೇ ಆಹಾರ ಪದಾರ್ಥಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുഴമ്പ്

വ്യത്യസ്‌ത ചേരുവകൾ ചേർത്തുണ്ടാക്കുന്ന ഏതെങ്കിലും ഭക്ഷ്യവസ്തുക്കൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਨਘੜਤ

ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਸਮੱਗਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਿਲਾ ਕੇ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਭੋਜਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ترکیب

کوئی بھی کھانے کی چیزیں جو مختلف اجزاء کو ملا کر بنائی جائیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

混合物

任何由不同成分组合而成的食品

🇯🇵Japanese

調合

さまざまな材料を組み合わせて作られた食品

🇰🇷Korean

혼성

다양한 재료를 결합하여 만든 모든 식품

🇻🇳Vietnamese

pha chế

bất kỳ thực phẩm nào được làm bằng cách kết hợp các thành phần khác nhau

🇹🇭Thai

การผสม

อาหารใดๆ ที่ทำขึ้นโดยการผสมส่วนผสมต่างๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ramuan

bahan makanan apa pun yang dibuat dengan menggabungkan bahan-bahan yang berbeda

🇵🇭Filipino

samahan

anumang pagkain na ginawa sa pamamagitan ng pagsasama-sama ng iba't ibang sangkap

🇲🇾Malay

ramuan

sebarang bahan makanan yang dibuat dengan menggabungkan bahan-bahan yang berbeza

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طهو

أي مادة غذائية يتم تصنيعها عن طريق الجمع بين مكونات مختلفة

🇮🇷Persian

معجون

هر ماده غذایی که از ترکیب مواد مختلف تهیه می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

karışım

farklı malzemelerin birleştirilmesiyle yapılan herhangi bir gıda maddesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַמצָאָה

כל חומר מזון שנעשה על ידי שילוב של מרכיבים שונים

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The primary meaning of 'concoction' is 'any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients'.

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'concoction' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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