hotchpotch
- noun
- /ˈhɑtʃˌpɑtʃ/
- UK
:
mezcla
- The artist created a hotchpotch of colors on the canvas.
Examples
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Her essay seemed like a hotchpotch of unrelated ideas and facts.
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The antique shop was filled with a hotchpotch of furniture from different eras.
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We ended up eating a hotchpotch of leftovers for dinner.
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Her room was a hotchpotch of old furniture and new decorations.
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The artist's latest work is a hotchpotch of styles and colors that don't seem to fit together.
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Her closet is a hotchpotch of clothes from various eras and trends.
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The film was a hotchpotch of comedy, drama, and action that left the audience confused.
Synonyms
276
1.0
A group of different things or people that are together
58
1.2
An action that brings two or more things together
20
4.6
A confused mixture of things or ideas
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7.3
A messy mixture of different things thrown together
9
2.8
Small leftover things that you keep, like old keys or bits of paper
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6.4
A confused mix of different things
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8.2
A mixture of different things, often very varied and unexpected
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9.9
A confused mix of different things that do not fit together
1
9.9
A messy mixture of different things
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7.1
A messy mix of things that do not belong together
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7.1
A collection of different, unrelated items
A mixed collection of different things
A confused mix of different things like old toys and books
A mixed collection of different things, like photos and receipts
Antonyms
How Mixed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hotchpotch also takes its name from the same old French hochepot 'shaken pot', and people used that image of things stirred together to talk about any mix. So a hotchpotch is a jumble or mixed, often messy, collection of different things.