October 13, 1926 |
hot potch |
This is an anglicization of the Dutch word “hutspot” meaning a stew, usually with vegetables and meat. By a separate route, the same word “hutspot” (etymologically, “a pot from a hut or village/rural house”) also came to mean, figuratively, a mish-mash or mixture of things, thus the English word “hodge-podge.” |