hotchpotch

hotch·potch  (hchpch)

n.

A hodgepodge.

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[Middle English hochepoche, alteration of hochepot; see hotchpot.]

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hotchpotch [ˈhɒtʃˌpɒtʃ] esp US and Canadian, hodgepodge

n

1. a jumbled mixture

2. (Cookery) a thick soup or stew made from meat and vegetables

[variant of hotchpot]

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Hotchpotch, Hodgepodge a confused mixture.

Examples: hotchpotch of errors, 1728; of garlic and cheese, 1591; of ideas; of many meats, 1530; of all sorts of men, 1652; of many nations, 1652; of true religion and popery, 1888; of songs, 1835; of tastes; of words, 1386.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hotchpotch - a motley assortment of things farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
	2.	hotchpotch - a stew (or thick soup) made with meat and vegetables stew - food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables

Translations

hotchpotch [ˈhɒtʃpɒtʃ] N (Brit) → mezcolanza f

hotchpotch

n (Brit) → Durcheinander nt, → Mischmasch m

hotchpotch [ˈhɒtʃˌpɒtʃ] n (Brit) → pot-pourri m

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hotchpotch [ˈhɒtʃˌpɒtʃ] n (Brit) → pot-pourri m