hodgepodgeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle English hochepoche, a variation of hochepot, from Old French hochepot, from Middle Dutch hutspot (“beef または mutton cut into small pieces かつ mixed かつ boiled together in a pot”), from hotsen, hutsen (“to shake; jog; jolt”) + pot (“pot”), equivalent to hotch +‎ pot. Compare German Low German Hüttspott (“hodgepodge”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈhɒd͡ʒˌpɒd͡ʒ/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑd͡ʒˌpɑd͡ʒ/

名詞

hodgepodge (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 hodgepodges)

1. A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.

   Synonyms: farrago, melange, mishmash; see also Thesaurus:hodgepodge

   His latest sculpture is a hodgepodge of kitchen clutter and scrap glued together.

   • 1653, Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler

     Man's life is but vain, for 'tis subject to pain, / And sorrow, and short as a bubble; / 'Tis a hodge-podge of business, and money, and care, / And care, and money, and trouble.

2. A confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot.

動詞

hodgepodge (三人称単数 現在形 hodgepodges, 現在分詞 hodgepodging, 過去形および過去分詞形 hodgepodged)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To move or position in an erratic, disorganised manner.