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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesammasso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ammasso
"La sua tesi era un ammasso di idee confuse."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
A confused mixture of diverse things.
"The museum's collection is a hodgepodge of unrelated artifacts."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late Middle English term 'hotchpotch', originating from the Old French 'hochepot', combining 'hochier' (to shake or stir) and 'pot' (pot). Over centuries, the phonetic components shifted to emphasize the chaotic mixing of diverse ingredients or elements.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hodgepodge" is said worldwide
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bazar
Transliteration: bazar
"Son bureau est un véritable bazar."
Sammelsurium
Transliteration: Sammelsurium
"Das Zimmer war ein Sammelsurium von alten Möbeln."
ammasso
Transliteration: ammasso
"La sua tesi era un ammasso di idee confuse."
revoltijo
Transliteration: revoltijo
"El cajón era un revoltijo de papeles y bolígrafos."
sopas-de-cavalo-cansado
Transliteration: sopas-de-cavalo-cansado
Script: mistureba
"Aquele livro é uma mistureba de gêneros literários."
खिचड़ी
Transliteration: khichdi
"उसकी योजना विचारों की एक खिचड़ी थी।"
大杂烩
Transliteration: dà zá huì
"这场展览是一场艺术的大杂烩。"
뒤죽박죽
Transliteration: dujuksapjuk
"그의 방은 물건들이 뒤죽박죽 섞여 있었다."
寄せ集め
Transliteration: yoseatsume
"その資料は情報の寄せ集めにすぎない。"
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