hotchpotch

== English == === Alternative forms === hotchpot, hotchpotz, hotch-pot === Etymology === From French hochepot, from hocher (“to shake”) + pot (“pot”); of Dutch or German origin. Compare Dutch hutspot. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɒt͡ʃpɒt͡ʃ/ === Noun === hotchpotch (plural hotchpotches) (property law) The blending together of property so as to achieve equal division, especially in the case of divorce or intestacy. Synonym: collation (archaic) A kind of mutton broth with green peas instead of barley or rice. Alternative form of hodgepodge (“miscellaneous collection”). Alternative form of hodgepodge (“mixture of ingredients”). ==== Synonyms ==== farrago, hodgepodge, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag See also Thesaurus:hodgepodge ==== Translations ==== === References === “hotchpotch”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.