hotchpotch

Meaning

1. The blending together of property so as to achieve equal division, especially in the case of divorce or intestacy.
2. (archaic) A kind of mutton broth with green peas instead of barley or rice.
3. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of hodgepodge (“miscellaneous collection”).
4. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of hodgepodge (“mixture of ingredients”).

Synonyms

hodgepodge

mishmash

ragbag

melange

mingle-mangle

hotchpot

olio

omnium-gatherum

kedgeree

farrago

medley

gallimaufry

miscellany

hotch-pot

mixture

assortment

jumble

oddments

odds and ends

sundries

farraginous

alphabet soup

snarl

assemblage

catchall

catch-all

collection

confused

😕

confusion

embroilment

hodge-podge

kind

medly

miscellanea

muddled

muss

perplexity

potpourri

pot-pourri

set

aggregation

Translations

mezcla

allegaartje

farragine

mistura

baturrillo

miscelânea

mélange

miscuglio

miscel·lània

Sammelsurium

assortiment

Sammlung

Sortiment

ανακάτωμα

barreja

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɒt͡ʃpɒt͡ʃ/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: hutspot

In summary

From French hochepot, from hocher (“to shake”) + pot (“pot”); of Dutch or German origin. Compare Dutch hutspot.