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Meaning of hotchpotch | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈhɒt͡ʃpɒt͡ʃ/

Definitions

  1. The blending together of property so as to achieve equal division, especially in the case of divorce or intestacy.
  2. A kind of mutton broth with green peas instead of barley or rice.
    archaic

Examples

“A mixture or hotchpotch of many tastes.”
“The railways in Wales are a bizarre hotchpotch of lines which, remarkably, do not even allow for a journey between the lines in the south and those in the north without venturing across the border into England.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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