hot pot

noun

1
: a stew of meat and vegetables
2

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Meals at Lily Zhou’s Arden Arcade hot pot restaurant are sit-down spectacles, tables of friends and couples swishing raw meat and vegetables through bowls of boiling broth. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025 So when the mercury dips between November and February, puffy jackets come out, hot pot restaurants get busier, and hot spring resorts fill with people taking advantage of the brief reprieve. Clarissa Wei, AFAR Media, 3 Feb. 2025 Also, the control knobs are on the front of the unit, eliminating the need to reach over hot pots and pans. Terri Williams, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Hosted by Kelly Mi Li, this one-hour unscripted talk show brings together a rotating panel of AAPI celebrities and notable personalities over a meal of hot pot, sparking fun and meaningful discussions on culture, food and entertainment. Michaela Zee, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot pot

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 3 Mar. 2025.

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