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hot pot

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of hot pot

First recorded in 1690–1700

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Similar services are spreading across Chinese cities and tourist destinations: paid partners for running, sightseeing, shopping, hospital visits, hot pot dinners, and weekend walks.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

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

In “Delicious in Dungeon,” a ragtag adventuring crew makes hot pot out of man-eating mushrooms.

From Salon May 12, 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

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