hot pot

American  

noun

Chiefly British.

1. mutton or beef cooked with potatoes in a covered pot.

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Etymology

Origin of hot pot

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

Cooked on a stone slate -- or in a hot pot with vegetables -- the meat comes from bears culled to curb maulings that have killed a record 13 people this year.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

Many credit the tourism surge to social-media influencers, such as “Chinese Trump,” a Chongqing native named Ryan Chen who does a pitch-perfect impression of the U.S. president while eating the city’s signature spicy hot pot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

And what they will find is menus that go beyond the ubiquitous dumplings and hot pot.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

“It was a hot pot and it made a lot of sense. It was very intentional. We’re coming together again and not eating in isolated bubbles. We’re all sharing from the same plate again.”

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2025

The next February, they had an extra-elaborate Chinese New Year’s dinner, with cunning little dumplings, and balls, and buns, in addition to the usual hot pot with gold-chain bean threads.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen