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1. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › hotchpotchHOTCHPOTCH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HOTCHPOTCH definition: 1. a confused mixture of different things: 2. a confused mixture of different things: . Learn more.

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   hotchpotch: [noun] a thick soup or stew of vegetables, potatoes, and usually meat. hodgepodge.

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   What does the word hotchpotch mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word hotchpotch. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. hotchpotch has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. food and cooking (mid 1500s) English law (early 1600s)

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   Hotchpotch definition: a thick soup or stew of vegetables or meat, often thickened with barley.. See examples of HOTCHPOTCH used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › hotchpotchHOTCHPOTCH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   HOTCHPOTCH meaning: 1. a confused mixture of different things: 2. a confused mixture of different things: . Learn more.

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   a hotchpotch of ideas Word Origin late Middle English: variant of hotchpot from Anglo-Norman French and Old French hochepot , from hocher ‘to shake’ (probably of Low German origin) + pot ‘pot’.

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   What does hotchpotch mean?

   • HOTCHPOTCH definition: 1. a confused mixture of different things: 2. a confused mixture of different things: . Learn more.

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   Why is it called a Hotch-pot?

   • The name hotch-pot is taken from a kind of pudding, and is derived from the French word hocher, or "shake." It was used as early as 1292 as a legal term, and from the 15th century in cooking for a sort of broth with many ingredients (see Hodge-Podge soup ), and so it is used figuratively for any heterogeneous mixture.

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   What is the nature of a hotchpotch?

   • The nature of the hotchpotch will be understood from a recital of some of its contents, in their chronological order. Many a poisonous hotchpotch hath evolved in our cellars: many an indescribable thing hath there been done. As old Simon said, his wife knew no rival in the art of preparing hotchpotch.

   HOTCHPOTCH Synonyms: 16 Synonyms & Antonyms for HOTCHPOTC…

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   When was hotchpotch first used?

   • The earliest known use of the word hotchpotch is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for hotchpotch is from around 1410, in the writing of Geoffrey Chaucer, poet and administrator. hotchpotch is a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: hotchpot n.

   hotchpotch, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English

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   hotchpotch: 1 n a motley assortment of things Synonyms: farrago , gallimaufry , hodgepodge , melange , mingle-mangle , mishmash , oddments , odds and ends , omnium ...