hotpot
Britishnoun
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a baked stew or casserole made with meat or fish and covered with a layer of potatoes
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slang a heavily backed horse
Example Sentences
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Dishes she's made range from panackelty, a stew consisting of potatoes, onions and corned beef, to Staffordshire oatcakes, a type of yeasted pancake, and Lancashire hotpot, made with mutton or lamb.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
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
Though I-Soon boasted about its hacking prowess in slick marketing PowerPoint presentations, the real business took place at hotpot parties, late night drinking sessions and poaching wars with competitors, leaked records show.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024
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
The Colonel himself was great at making hash mutton, hotpot, and curry.
From Boys and girls from Thackeray by Sweetser, Kate Dickinson
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