pot liquor

English

Alternative forms

Noun

pot liquor (usually uncountable, plural pot liquors)

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

Usage notes

Spelling of pot liquor can be a topic of heated debate, some arguing for the spelling potlikker.[1]

References
  1. Pot Liquor or Potlikker?, letter from Zell Miller to the New York Times, February 23, 1982, writing in favor of the spelling “potlikker”.
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