hodgepodge

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
2. (countable, uncountable) A confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot.

Verb

To move or position in an erratic, disorganized manner.

Synonyms

jumble

mishmash

farrago

hotchpotch

melange

mixture

ragbag

medley

mingle-mangle

odds and ends

gallimaufry

patchwork

oddments

omnium-gatherum

tumult

hotchpot

alphabet soup

babel

muck-up

bedlam

embroilment

hash

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hotch-potch

hotpot

mess

pastiche

perplexity

potpourri

sachet

shambles

snarl

stew

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Translations

mezcolanza

miscelânea

miscuglio

Mischmasch

mengelmoes

Eintopf

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mistureba

accozzaglia

σύμφυρμα

συνονθύλευμα

salmigondis

pot-pourri

κυκεώνας

ετερογενές μείγμα

wirres Durcheinander

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɒd͡ʒˌpɒd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hochepoche

In summary

From Middle English hochepoche, a variation of hochepot, from Old French hochepot, from Middle Dutch hutspot (“beef or mutton cut into small pieces and mixed and boiled together in a pot”), from hotsen, hutsen (“to shake; jog; jolt”) + pot (“pot”), equivalent to hotch + pot. Compare German Low German Hüttspott (“hodgepodge”).