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