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单词 olla podridas
释义

olla podrida

noun

ol·​la po·​dri·​da ˈä-lə-pə-ˈdrē-də How to pronounce olla podrida (audio)
ˈȯi-ə-
plural olla podridas ˈä-lə-pə-ˈdrē-dəz How to pronounce olla podrida (audio)
ˈȯi-ə-
also ollas podridas ˈä-ləz-pə-ˈdrē-dəz How to pronounce olla podrida (audio)
ˈȯi-əz-
1
: a rich highly seasoned stew of meat and vegetables usually including sausage and chick-peas that is slowly simmered and is a traditional Spanish and Latin American dish
2
: hodgepodge

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The Appetizing Origins of Olla Podrida

In 1599, lexicographer John Minsheu wanted to know "from whence or why they call it olla podrida." Good question. No one is sure why the Spanish used a term that means "rotten pot" to name a tasty stew, but there has been plenty of speculation on the subject. One theory holds that the name developed because the long, slow cooking process required to make the stew was compared to the process of rotting, but there's no definitive evidence to support that idea. It is more certain that both French and English speakers borrowed olla podrida and later adapted the term for other mixtures whose content was as varied as the stew. The French also translated olla podrida as pot pourri, an expression English speakers adapted to potpourri.

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
  • olio
  • 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 olla podrida of tongues that one hears on the streets of a bustling metropolis like New York City

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, literally, rotten pot

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1

olla podridas

noun

variants also ollas podridas
plural of olla podrida
as in shuffles
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things the olla podrida of tongues that one hears on the streets of a bustling metropolis like New York City

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • shuffles
  • varieties
  • jumbles
  • crazy quilts
  • salmagundis
  • medleys
  • farragoes
  • jambalayas
  • patchwork quilts
  • ragbags
  • alphabet soups
  • macédoines
  • assortments
  • gallimaufries
  • blends
  • salads
  • scrambles
  • mélanges
  • miscellanea
  • ragouts
  • grab bags
  • montages
  • litters
  • motleys
  • gumbos
  • collages
  • jungles
  • olios
  • potpourris
  • pastiches
  • rummages
  • hashes
  • agglomerations
  • omnium-gatherums
  • tangles
  • mixed bags
  • agglomerates
  • hotchpotches
  • botches
  • hodgepodges
  • tumbles
  • patchworks
  • clutters
  • combinations
  • menageries
  • smorgasbords
  • miscellanies
  • stews
  • mishmashes
  • muddles
  • welters
  • notions
  • sundries
  • snarls
  • commixtures
  • knots
  • compounds
  • aggregates
  • alloys
  • detritus
  • chaoses
  • aggregations
  • amalgams
  • accumulations
  • disarrays
  • composites
  • conglomerates
  • confusions
  • fusions
  • disarrangements
  • odds and ends
  • intermixtures
  • conglomerations
  • admixtures
  • catchalls
  • oddments
  • disorders
  • bollixes
  • dog's breakfasts
  • shambles
  • imbroglios
  • messes
  • morasses
  • mix-ups
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