Olio


[oh-lee-oh] /ˈoʊ liˌoʊ/

noun, plural olios.
1.
a dish of many ingredients.
2.
Informal. (def 2).
3.
a mixture of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge.
4.
a medley or potpourri, as of musical or literary selections; miscellany.
5.
Theater.

/ˈəʊlɪˌəʊ/
noun (pl) olios
1.
a dish of many different ingredients
2.
a miscellany or potpourri
n.

medley dish of Iberian origin, 1640s, from Spanish olla, Portuguese olha, both from Vulgar Latin olla “pot, jar.” Sense transferred to “any mixture or medley.”

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