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... jumblemedleymishmashmixturemélangefarragopotpourrimiscellany ↔ Opposites orderuniformityhomogeneity Word family Related forms hotchpotchhotchpot Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown