hot pot

noun

1
: a stew of meat and vegetables
2

Examples of hot pot in a Sentence

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The Japanese restaurant opened in 2024 at 6726 Stanford Ranch Road and was known for its sushi rolls, fresh nigiri, and paper hot pot. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Shirataki noodles work well in soups, stir-fries, hot pots, cold noodle dishes, and ramen-style bowls. — Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026 On weekends, Zhang sometimes takes his teammates to a Korean hot pot restaurant. — Fred He, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 Taiwan Café offers delicious fish hot pots and soup dumplings, while Shabu-Zen is great for shabu-shabu (Japanese-style hot pot). — Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 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 4 Oct. 2026.

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