hotchpotch

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary

Also spelled hotch-potch

US /ˈhɒt͡ʃpɒt͡ʃ/ UK /ˈhɒt͡ʃpɒt͡ʃ/ See IPA manual

Freq #109815

Meanings

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noun
a confused or miscellaneous mixture of different things

The collection was a hotchpotch of essays, letters, and sketches.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a confused or miscellaneous... hodgepodge jumble

More farrago melangemingle-manglemishmashoddmentsomnium-gatherum

Etymology

From French hochepot, from hocher (“to shake”) + pot (“pot”); of Dutch or German origin. Compare Dutch hutspot.

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General Vocabulary

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