hotchpotch

noun

/ˈhɒtʃpɒtʃ/

/ˈhɑːtʃpɑːtʃ/

(especially British English)

(North American English usually hodgepodge)

[singular] (informal)

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a number of things mixed together without any particular order or reason杂乱无章的一堆东西；大杂烩
- a hotchpotch of ideas各种各样的想法
Word Originlate Middle English: variant of hotchpot from Anglo-Norman French and Old French hochepot, from hocher ‘to shake’ (probably of Low German origin) + pot ‘pot’.

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Mixtures and combinations: mixture, blend, combination...

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