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单词 olio
释义

olio

noun

ˈō-lē-ˌō How to pronounce olio (audio)
plural olios
1
: olla podrida sense 1
The Spanish restaurant offered an olio containing a variety of ingredients.
2
a
: a miscellaneous mixture : hodgepodge
… an incredible bourgeois olio of fancy stonework, stained glass, and light-opera staircases … R. H. Rovere
b
: a miscellaneous collection (as of literary or musical selections)
This olio of broadsides, speeches, letters, poems, and other documents … S. R. Slaton

Synonyms

  • agglomerate
  • agglomeration
  • alphabet soup
  • assortment
  • botch
  • clutter
  • collage
  • crazy quilt
  • farrago
  • gallimaufry
  • grab bag
  • gumbo
  • hash
  • hodgepodge
  • hotchpotch
  • jambalaya
  • jumble
  • jungle
  • litter
  • macédoine
  • medley
  • mélange
  • menagerie
  • miscellanea
  • miscellany
  • mishmash
  • mixed bag
  • montage
  • motley
  • muddle
  • olla podrida
  • omnium-gatherum
  • pastiche
  • patchwork
  • patchwork quilt
  • potpourri
  • ragbag
  • ragout
  • rummage
  • salad
  • salmagundi
  • scramble
  • shuffle
  • smorgasbord
  • stew
  • tumble
  • variety
  • welter
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Example Sentences

the performance was an old-fashioned olio of songs, dances, and puppetry

Word History

Etymology

modification of Spanish olla

First Known Use

circa 1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

olio

noun

as in medley
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things the performance was an old-fashioned olio of songs, dances, and puppetry

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • medley
  • assortment
  • variety
  • jumble
  • collage
  • salad
  • ragout
  • mélange
  • blend
  • salmagundi
  • pastiche
  • farrago
  • menagerie
  • gallimaufry
  • ragbag
  • miscellany
  • potpourri
  • amalgam
  • stew
  • hodgepodge
  • motley
  • mishmash
  • gumbo
  • smorgasbord
  • hash
  • hotchpotch
  • patchwork
  • miscellanea
  • litter
  • alphabet soup
  • agglomeration
  • shuffle
  • jungle
  • jambalaya
  • agglomerate
  • clutter
  • mixed bag
  • montage
  • tangle
  • patchwork quilt
  • welter
  • rummage
  • crazy quilt
  • combination
  • botch
  • macédoine
  • scramble
  • aggregation
  • accumulation
  • sundries
  • grab bag
  • aggregate
  • fusion
  • conglomeration
  • muddle
  • omnium-gatherum
  • composite
  • tumble
  • conglomerate
  • commixture
  • notions
  • olla podrida
  • detritus
  • alloy
  • intermixture
  • compound
  • admixture
  • oddments
  • catchall
  • chaos
  • imbroglio
  • mess
  • morass
  • disorder
  • disarrangement
  • odds and ends
  • dog's breakfast
  • bollix
  • snarl
  • confusion
  • disarray
  • mix-up
  • shambles
  • knot
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