hotpot

/ˈhɑtˌpɑt/
noun
  1. A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in a covered pot, often with a gravy or broth.
    • The restaurant's specialty is a traditional Lancashire hotpot.
    • She prepared a vegetarian hotpot with mushrooms and root vegetables.
    • For dinner, they made a hearty hotpot with lamb, potatoes, and carrots.
  2. A communal cooking method where diners cook raw ingredients in a simmering pot of broth at the table.
    • We went to a Chinese restaurant and ordered a spicy hotpot with beef and tofu.
    • They dipped slices of fish and vegetables into the bubbling hotpot.
    • Hotpot is a popular social meal, especially during cold winter evenings.
  3. The pot used for cooking or serving hotpot.
    • She brought the hotpot to the table, still steaming.
    • He bought a new electric hotpot for making broth at parties.
    • The ceramic hotpot kept the stew warm for hours.