hot pot
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hot pot
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Surface analysis hot + pot. For sense of stewed meat and potatoes, compare French pot-au-feu. For the sense of a communal meal cooked at the table, Calque of Chinese 火鍋 /火锅.
noun hot pots · hotpot · hot-pot
- A stew of beef or lamb and potatoes.
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A communal meal, popular in China, where diners share a bowl of hot broth or stock into which uncooked foods such as mushrooms, vegetables, and cuts of meat are dipped until they are cooked enough to be eaten.
Similar: steamboat
- A jacuzzi or hot tub.
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noun stew of beef or lamb and potatoes
| Español | fondue con el caldo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 燉肉 /炖肉 dùnròu |
| Français | fondue avec bouillon |
| Deutsch | Auflauf |
Talk about this word "hot pot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hot%20pot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hot pot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hot%20pot "hot pot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hot%20pot.Cite this
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title = {hot pot},
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