hotchpotch

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hotch·potch | \ ˈhäch-ˌpäch

Definition of hotchpotch

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

b : hodgepodge

2 : hotchpot

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Examples of hotchpotch in a Sentence

Sunday supper was a hotchpotch of leftovers.

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