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
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
S. R. SlatonSynonyms
- 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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“Olio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/olio. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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