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单词 olio
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olio


olio

a dish of many ingredients; hodgepodge; medley or potpourri; miscellany: an olio of gadgets
Not to be confused with:oleo – margarine: I prefer butter to oleo.

o·li·o

O0063400 (ō′lē-ō′)n. pl. o·li·os 1. A heavily spiced stew of meat, vegetables, and chickpeas.2. a. A mixture or medley; a hodgepodge.b. A collection of various artistic or literary works or musical pieces; a miscellany.3. Vaudeville or musical entertainment presented between the acts of a burlesque or minstrel show.
[Alteration of Spanish olla, pot; see olla.]

olio

(ˈəʊlɪˌəʊ) n, pl olios1. (Cookery) a dish of many different ingredients2. a miscellany or potpourri[C17: from Spanish olla stew, from Latin: jar]

o•li•o

(ˈoʊ liˌoʊ)

n., pl. o•li•os. 1. a mixture of heterogeneous elements; potpourri; miscellany. 2. olla podrida (def. 1). [1635–45; < Sp olla pot, stew < Latin olla, ōla pot, jar]

Olio, Oglio

 a collection of miscellaneous pieces; a hotchpotch; a mixture; medley—Johnson, 1755.Examples: olio of affairs, 1700; of all ages, 1847; of musical pieces; of partisan opinions, 1880; of pictures; of various religions, 1648; of verse.
Thesaurus

olio

nounA collection of various things:assortment, conglomeration, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, mélange, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, variety.Slang: grab bag.

olio

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Related to olio: OLIA
  • noun

Synonyms for olio

noun a collection of various things

Synonyms

  • assortment
  • conglomeration
  • gallimaufry
  • hodgepodge
  • jumble
  • medley
  • mélange
  • miscellany
  • mishmash
  • mixed bag
  • mixture
  • patchwork
  • potpourri
  • salmagundi
  • variety
  • grab bag
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