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hotchpotch

hotch·potch
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hoch-poch]
    • /ˈhɒtʃˌpɒtʃ/
    • /ˈhɒtʃ.pɒtʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hoch-poch]
    • /ˈhɒtʃˌpɒtʃ/

Definitions of hotchpotch word

  • noun hotchpotch a thick soup or stew of vegetables or meat, often thickened with barley. 1
  • noun hotchpotch British. hodgepodge. 1
  • noun hotchpotch Law. a hotchpot. 1
  • noun hotchpotch A mutton stew with mixed vegetables. 1
  • noun hotchpotch a jumbled mixture 0
  • noun hotchpotch a thick soup or stew made from meat and vegetables 0

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Origin of hotchpotch

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English hoche poche, rhyming variant of hotchpot

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hotchpotch

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hotchpotch popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hotchpotch usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hotchpotch

noun hotchpotch

  • stew — to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
  • salmagundi — a mixed dish consisting usually of cubed poultry or fish, chopped meat, anchovies, eggs, onions, oil, etc., often served as a salad.
  • hodgepodge — a heterogeneous mixture; jumble.
  • confusion — If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
  • muddle — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.

Antonyms for hotchpotch

noun hotchpotch

  • singularity — the state, fact, or quality of being singular.
  • order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
  • organization — the act or process of organizing.
  • organisation — the act or process of organizing.

Top questions with hotchpotch

  • what does hotchpotch mean?

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