hotchpotch
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hotchpotch
- /ˈhɒt͡ʃpɒt͡ʃ/
Where it comes from
From French hochepot, from hocher (“to shake”) + pot (“pot”); of Dutch or German origin. Compare Dutch hutspot.
noun hotchpotches · hotchpot · hotchpotz · hotch-pot
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The blending together of property so as to achieve equal division, especially in the case of divorce or intestacy.
Similar: collation
- A kind of mutton broth with green peas instead of barley or rice.
- Alternative form of hodgepodge (“miscellaneous collection”). A mixture or hotchpotch of many tastes.
- Alternative form of hodgepodge (“mixture of ingredients”).
Similar: farrago, hodgepodge, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag
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noun
Similar: farrago, hodgepodge, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag
Talk about this word "hotchpotch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hotchpotch. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hotchpotch. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hotchpotch "hotchpotch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hotchpotch.Cite this
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title = {hotchpotch},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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