hot pot

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A traditional Chinese meal in which the ingredients are cooked in a pot of simmering broth directly at the table.
• noun Chiefly British A stew of lamb or beef and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot.

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• noun chiefly UK A stew of beef or lamb and potatoes.
• noun A communal meal, popular in China, wherein diners share a hot bowl of broth or stock into which uncooked foods such as mushrooms, vegetables, and cuts of meat are dipped until they are cooked enough to be eaten.
• noun countable A jacuzzi or hot tub

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• noun a stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot