hotchpotch
noun
hotch·potch ˈhäch-ˌpäch 
1
a
: a thick soup or stew of vegetables, potatoes, and usually meat
b
: hodgepodge
2
: hotchpot
Synonyms
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- botch
- clutter
- collage
- crazy quilt
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hash
- hodgepodge
- jambalaya
- jumble
- jungle
- litter
- macédoine
- medley
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- montage
- motley
- muddle
- olio
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork
- patchwork quilt
- potpourri
- ragbag
- ragout
- rummage
- salad
- salmagundi
- scramble
- shuffle
- smorgasbord
- stew
- tumble
- variety
- welter
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Example Sentences
Sunday supper was a hotchpotch of leftovers.
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Henry Flynn, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021 Rather, members of the country’s single biggest religious group vote along a hotchpotch of social and demographic lines. The Economist, 25 Apr. 2020 In any case, an all-populist coalition could give itself a limited mandate to alter Italy’s hotchpotch of an electoral law, enact a few popular reforms and then go back to the country. The Economist, 27 Mar. 2018
Henry Flynn, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021 Rather, members of the country’s single biggest religious group vote along a hotchpotch of social and demographic lines. The Economist, 25 Apr. 2020 In any case, an all-populist coalition could give itself a limited mandate to alter Italy’s hotchpotch of an electoral law, enact a few popular reforms and then go back to the country. The Economist, 27 Mar. 2018 Word History
Etymology
Middle English hochepot, from Anglo-French, from hocher to shake + pot pot
First Known Use
1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
hotchpotches
noun
as in varieties
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things Sunday supper was a hotchpotch of leftovers Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- varieties
- assortments
- jumbles
- medleys
- collages
- ragbags
- motleys
- crazy quilts
- grab bags
- mixed bags
- patchwork quilts
- hodgepodges
- farragoes
- mélanges
- macédoines
- litters
- alphabet soups
- blends
- ragouts
- salads
- agglomerations
- miscellanies
- jungles
- patchworks
- shuffles
- clutters
- smorgasbords
- gallimaufries
- amalgams
- salmagundis
- combinations
- miscellanea
- olios
- hashes
- mishmashes
- jambalayas
- scrambles
- pastiches
- menageries
- montages
- agglomerates
- stews
- omnium-gatherums
- botches
- gumbos
- rummages
- potpourris
- ollas podridas
- welters
- accumulations
- muddles
- olla podridas
- tangles
- tumbles
- chaoses
- disarrays
- sundries
- commixtures
- aggregations
- notions
- aggregates
- detritus
- conglomerations
- odds and ends
- disarrangements
- conglomerates
- compounds
- fusions
- composites
- bollixes
- messes
- alloys
- dog's breakfasts
- intermixtures
- oddments
- disorders
- admixtures
- catchalls
- imbroglios
- shambles
- morasses
- confusions
- snarls
- mix-ups
- knots
