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hot pot

noun

1
: a stew of meat and vegetables
2

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Miyaki would focus more on traditional Japanese platters, with its menu including yakitori platters and other skewer dishes, sukiyaki hot pots, katsu curry rice and creamy mentaiko udon, as well as a few sushi favorites. Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025 This Sichuan-style hot pot spot features a self-serve station of marinated skewers, meats, seafood, vegetables and noodles. Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 4 Nov. 2025 While the interactive meal element provided a fun evening similar to hot pot or Korean barbecue, my primary reason for visiting the Butterscotch Den was to try its grasshopper cocktail ($10), which was featured on the Food & Wine website in September. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025 Use trivets to protect countertops from hot pots and pans. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot pot

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hot pot was in 1842

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“Hot pot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20pot. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.

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