1. a dish in which meat, vegetables, and other ingredients are cooked together in a pot of simmering broth at the table, popular in East Asian cuisine
Usage: also called hot pot or hot-pot; common in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Southeast Asian cooking
2. a British stew made with meat and potatoes cooked slowly in a covered pot
Usage: British English; traditional comfort food

Examples

• We gathered around the hotpot and cooked thin slices of beef in the bubbling broth.
• The restaurant serves an excellent hotpot with a variety of fresh vegetables and seafood.
• My grandmother made a hearty hotpot with lamb and root vegetables for Sunday dinner.
• Hotpot is a fun, interactive meal where everyone cooks their own ingredients.
• The hotpot broth was flavored with ginger, garlic, and dried chilies.
• We ordered a hotpot set that included noodles, mushrooms, and thinly sliced pork.