hotch·potch (h ch pch )n. A hodgepodge. [Middle English hochepoche, alteration of hochepot; see hotchpot.] |
hotchpotch or esp US & Canad hodgepodge
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a jumbled mixture [Old French hochepot shake pot]
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.
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| 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 |
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