hot pot
A stew of beef or lamb and potatoesA stew of beef or lamb and potatoes.
» Mei loves to eat hot pot.
Meaning
3 senses(UK, uncountable, usually)A stew of beef or lamb and potatoes.
Auflauf
a stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot
(uncountable, usually)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.
Feuertopf, Hotpot, chinesisches Fondue
хого́xogó, хо-го́xo-gó, хот-по́тxot-pót
(countable, usually)A jacuzzi or hot tub.
Examples
9 sentencesMei loves to eat hot pot.
The atmosphere is always extremely lively when eating hot pot.
We use potholders to pick up hot pots or pans.
You need to use a pot holder when handling hot pots.
Be cautious with hot pots and pans; use trivets to protect the counter.
Translations
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Origin
Surface analysis hot + pot. For sense of stewed meat and potatoes, compare French pot-au-fSurface 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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Forms
plural: hot potsSynonyms
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable