Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hot pot

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: hot pot
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stew of beef or lamb and potatoes.

British usage; Uncountable

noun

A communal meal, popular in China, where diners share a bowl of hot broth or stock into which uncooked foods such as mushrooms, vegetables, and cuts of meat are dipped until they are cooked enough to be eaten.

Uncountable

noun

A jacuzzi or hot tub.

Countable

Etymology

Surface analysis hot + pot. For sense of stewed meat and potatoes, compare French pot-au-feu. For the sense of a communal meal cooked at the table, Calque of Chinese 火鍋 /火锅.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

hot pots (plural) hotpot (alternative) hot-pot (alternative)

Phrases

Karelian hot pot Lancashire hotpot dry pot shabu-shabu

Frequently Paired Words

dry pot shabu-shabu

Synonyms

casserole stew steamboat hotpot

Questions

What does hot pot mean?: A stew of beef or lamb and potatoes.
Where does hot pot come from?: Surface analysis hot + pot. For sense of stewed meat and potatoes, compare French pot-au-feu. For the sense of a communal meal cooked at the table, Calque of Chinese 火鍋 /火锅.

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