hotchpotch
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noun \ˈhäch-ˌpäch\Definition of HOTCHPOTCH
1
a : a thick soup or stew of vegetables, potatoes, and usually meat b : hodgepodge
2
: hotchpot
See Examples of HOTCHPOTCH
- <Sunday supper was a hotchpotch of leftovers.>
Origin of HOTCHPOTCH
Middle English hochepot, from Anglo-French, from hocher to shake + pot pot
First Known Use: 1583
Related to HOTCHPOTCH
- Synonyms
- agglomerate, agglomeration, alphabet soup, assortment, botch, clutter, collage, crazy quilt, farrago, gallimaufry, grab bag, gumbo, hash, hodgepodge, miscellany, jambalaya, jumble, jungle, litter, macédoine, medley, mélange, menagerie, miscellanea, mishmash, mixed bag, montage, motley, muddle, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, ragout, rummage, salad, salmagundi, scramble, shuffle, smorgasbord, stew, tumble, variety, welter
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