Hodgepodge Definition

hŏjpŏj
hodge-podge
noun
A kind of stew.
Webster's New World
Any jumbled mixture; mess.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
hodgepodge
Plural:
hodgepodges

Origin of Hodgepodge

  • Alteration of Middle English hochepot from Old French stew hotchpot

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French hochepot, from hocher (“to shake”) + pot (“pot”)

    From Wiktionary

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