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hotpot

British  
/ ˈhɒtˌpɒt /

noun

  1. a baked stew or casserole made with meat or fish and covered with a layer of potatoes

  2. slang a heavily backed horse

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Diners in Haidilao use their own personal hotpot equipment to cook their food, and broths are not re-used again for other customers.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025

She described where they live as a "hotpot for fighting" and it would be "impossible for her grandparents to move".

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2023

Well-known Singapore family offices include those set up by James Dyson of vacuum cleaner fame, hedge fund manager Ray Dalio and Zhang Yong, founder of China's Haidilao hotpot restaurant chain.

From Reuters ● Jan. 30, 2023

This two-burner propane stove can handle a winter hotpot party or a humble camp stew, thanks to its 10,000-BTU-per-burner firepower.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022

After some hesitation Sylvia decided on hotpot and fig pudding.

From The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story by Angela Brazil

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