hot pot

noun

1
: a stew of meat and vegetables
2

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In a hot pot, when served with meat or vegetables, the noodles become a heartier dish. Yukari Sakamoto, AFAR Media, 12 June 2025 Electric hot pot: $26.99 Hot pot dishes are incredible. Christopher Murray, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024 Chubby Group’s upcoming restaurant will be an all-you-can-eat affair combining Japanese Wagyu, Korean barbecue and hot pot dining with tiered pricing at $35 to $45. Hungry? Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 24 June 2025 Try some Chengdu classics such as the mapo tofu, dan dan noodles, kung pao chicken and Sichuan-style hot pot at places like The Ritz-Carlton, Chengdu’s Li Xuan restaurant. Terry Elward, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot pot

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of hot pot was in 1842

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“Hot pot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20pot. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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