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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

Example Sentences

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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

He skins Walking Mushrooms with care, tosses their stubby feet into a hot pot with an eye for balance and umami.

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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