# hodgepodge

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɒd͡ʒˌpɒd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #60,859

## Definitions
1. A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
2. A confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot.

## Etymology
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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hodgepodge