hotchpotch
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hotch·potch

noun \ˈhäch-ˌpäch\

Definition of HOTCHPOTCH

1
a : a thick soup or stew of vegetables, potatoes, and usually meat
b : hodgepodge

Examples of HOTCHPOTCH

  1. <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

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