ˈhächˌpät noun
Etymology: Middle English hochepot, from Middle French, from Old French, from hochier to shake + pot — more at hotch , potage
1. : hotchpotch 1
2. : hodgepodge 1
3.
[Anglo-French hochepot, from Old French, hotchpotch]
: a throwing into a common lot of property for equality of division which requires that advancements to a child be made up to the estate by contribution or by an accounting : collation 5