noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈhɒd͡ʒˌpɒd͡ʒ/
US:/ˈhɑd͡ʒˌpɑd͡ʒ/
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CMU ARPABET:HH AA1 JH P AA2 JH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
His latest sculpture is a hodgepodge of kitchen clutter and scrap glued together.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: farrago, melange, mishmash
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To move or position in an erratic, disorganized manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: patchwork, jumble
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: theory
5
noun
Meaning 5
a motley assortment of things
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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”).
Across languages
Translations
61 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
mengelmoes
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Azerbaijani:
həftəbecər
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Bulgarian:
сбирщина
(sbirština)
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Bulgarian:
тюрлюгювеч
(tjurljugjuveč)
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Catalan:
poti-poti
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Czech:
mišmaš
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Dutch:
mikmak
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Dutch:
mengelmoes
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Esperanto:
miksamaso
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Finnish:
sekamelska
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
French:
salmigondis
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
French:
fatras
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Galician:
galdrumada
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Georgian:
აჯაფსანდალი
(aǯapsandali)
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
German:
Sammelsurium
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
German:
Mischmasch
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
German:
Wust
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Hebrew:
עִרְבּוּבִיָּה
('irbuviyá)
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Hungarian:
összevisszaság
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Hungarian:
zűrzavar
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Hungarian:
zagyvalék
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Hungarian:
csiricsáré
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Icelandic:
hrærigrautur
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Italian:
pot-pourri
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Italian:
accozzaglia
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Italian:
zibaldone
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Italian:
miscuglio
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Italian:
pasticcio
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Italian:
pastrocchio
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Italian:
guazzabuglio
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Latin:
farrāgō
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Latin:
miscellānea
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Macedonian:
турлитава
(turlitava)
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Norwegian:
sammensurium
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Norwegian:
virvar
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Plautdietsch:
Mischmausch
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Portuguese:
miscelânea
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Portuguese:
mistureba
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Portuguese:
salgalhada
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Russian:
вся́кая вся́чина
(vsjákaja vsjáčina)
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Russian:
мешани́на
(mešanína)
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Russian:
винегре́т
(vinegrét)
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Scots:
pran
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Scottish Gaelic:
sop às gach seid
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Spanish:
mezcolanza
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Spanish:
batiburrillo
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Spanish:
gatuperio
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Spanish:
fárrago
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Spanish:
farrago
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Spanish:
revoltijo
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Spanish:
tótum revolútum
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Spanish:
mescolanza
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Spanish:
maremágnum
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Swedish:
sammelsurium
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Swedish:
salig blandning
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Welsh:
cybolfa
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Yiddish:
מיש־מאַש
— collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble
Spanish:
bodrio
— a confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot
Spanish:
brodio
— a confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot
Spanish:
comistrajo
— a confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot
Spanish:
guisote
— a confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot