hodgepodge

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈhɑdʒˌpɑdʒ/ UK /ˈhɒdʒˌpɒdʒ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a confused or jumbled mixture of disparate things

His office was a hodgepodge of books, maps, and unwashed cups.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a confused or jumbled... jumble medleymishmashmixture mélange farrago potpourri miscellany

Opposites

order uniformity homogeneity

Word family

Related forms hotchpotch hotchpot

Etymology

An alteration of hotchpotch, itself from Old French hochepot ('a stew of mixed ingredients'), from hocher ('to shake') + pot ('pot').

hochepot Old French hocher Old French

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Topics

General Vocabulary

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# hodgepodge

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈhɑdʒˌpɑdʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhɒdʒˌpɒdʒ/

## Meanings
1. a confused or jumbled mixture of disparate things

## Examples
- His office was a hodgepodge of books, maps, and unwashed cups.

## Synonyms
- jumble
- medley
- mishmash
- mixture
- mélange
- farrago
- potpourri
- miscellany

## Antonyms
- order
- uniformity
- homogeneity

## Related Forms
- hotchpotch
- hotchpot

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hochepot
- Root: hocher

## Etymology
An alteration of hotchpotch, itself from Old French hochepot ('a stew of mixed ingredients'), from hocher ('to shake') + pot ('pot').

## AI Etymology
Hodgepodge has this etymological history: An alteration of hotchpotch, itself from Old French hochepot ('a stew of mixed ingredients'), from hocher ('to shake') + pot ('pot'). The etymological trail includes Old French hochepot and Old French hocher. As a noun, hodgepodge names a confused or jumbled mixture of disparate things. The same family is visible in related forms such as hotchpotch and hotchpot. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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