hotchpotch
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
French hochepot, from hocher (“to shake”) + pot (“pot”); of Dutch or German origin.
Noun [edit]
hotchpotch (plural hotchpotches)
- (dated or obsolete) A hodgepodge; a collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
- Francis Bacon
- A mixture or hotchpotch of many tastes.
- Francis Bacon
- (law) A hotchpot.
Related terms [edit]
Synonyms [edit]
- farrago, hodgepodge, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag
- See also Wikisaurus:hodgepodge
Translations [edit]
hodgepodge — see hodgepodge
