hotchpotch C2 Topic:General Vocabulary Also spelled hotch-potch US /ˈhɒt͡ʃpɒt͡ʃ/ UK /ˈhɒt͡ʃpɒt͡ʃ/ See IPA manual Freq #109815 Meanings 1 noun a confused or miscellaneous mixture of different things The collection was a hotchpotch of essays, letters, and sketches. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a confused or miscellaneous... hodgepodgejumble More farragomelangemingle-manglemishmashoddmentsomnium-gatherum Etymology From French hochepot, from hocher (“to shake”) + pot (“pot”); of Dutch or German origin. Compare Dutch hutspot. Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hotchpotch **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhɒt͡ʃpɒt͡ʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhɒt͡ʃpɒt͡ʃ/ **Frequency rank:** 109815 ## Meanings 1. a confused or miscellaneous mixture of different things ## Examples - The collection was a hotchpotch of essays, letters, and sketches. ## Synonyms - hodgepodge - jumble - farrago - melange - mingle-mangle - mishmash - oddments - omnium-gatherum ## Etymology From French hochepot, from hocher (“to shake”) + pot (“pot”); of Dutch or German origin. Compare Dutch hutspot. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown