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hotchpotch

/ˈhɒt͡ʃpɒt͡ʃ/
noun
  1. A hotchpotch; a collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.

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

    Similar: farrago, melange, mishmash

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

Synonymsfarrago, melange, mishmash
noun
  1. The blending together of property so as to achieve equal division, especially in the case of divorce or intestacy.

    Similar: collation

  2. A kind of mutton broth with green peas instead of barley or rice.

Synonymscollation, farrago, hodgepodge, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash

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