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hotchpotch
[ hoch-poch ]
/ ˈhɒtʃˌpɒtʃ /
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noun
a thick soup or stew of vegetables or meat, often thickened with barley.
British. hodgepodge.
Law. a hotchpot.
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Origin of hotchpotch
1350–1400; Middle English hoche poche, rhyming variant of hotchpot
Words nearby hotchpotch
hot-cathode tube, hotch, hotcha, Hotchkiss, hotchpot, hotchpotch, hot cockles, hot cold-working, hot comb, hot corner, hot cross bun
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British Dictionary definitions for hotchpotch
hotchpotch
esp US and Canadian hodgepodge
/ (ˈhɒtʃˌpɒtʃ) /
noun
a jumbled mixture
a thick soup or stew made from meat and vegetables
Word Origin for hotchpotch
C15: a variant of hotchpot
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