hotchpotch

hotch·potch

noun \ˈhäch-ˌpäch\

Definition of HOTCHPOTCH

1

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

2

: hotchpot

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

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

Related Words: detritus, notions, oddments, odds and ends, sundries; accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomerate, conglomeration; catchall; admixture, alloy, amalgam, blend, combination, commixture, composite, compound, fusion, intermixture, mix-up; bollix, chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, dog's breakfast [chiefly British], mess, morass, muddle, shambles; imbroglio, knot, snarl, tangle

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Rhymes with HOTCHPOTCH

bird-watch, deathwatch, debauch, dogwatch, hopscotch, Sasquatch, stopwatch, top-notch, wristwatch