olla podrida

noun

ˈä-lə-pə-ˈdrē-də How to pronounce olla podrida (audio)
Definition of olla podridanext
as in medley
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

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  1. medley
  2. assortment
  3. variety
  4. collage
  5. jumble
  6. alphabet soup
  7. crazy quilt
  8. patchwork quilt
Noun
  • Ouai’s peony-pink perfume puts a splash of champagne and a medley of flowers into a scent that adds a celebratory spin to winding down for bed.
    — Jenny Berg, Allure, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The strand, linking Dickies Arena to Interstate 30, is a medley of vacant lots and unrelated businesses, including boot stores and the Vending Nut Co., a local dry fruit distributor.
    — Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of medley
Noun
  • And our cashmere assortment really continues to be strong even in spring and summer.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Dinosaur Footprints From the Lower Jurassic (Hettangian–Sinemurian) Precipice Sandstone of the Callide Basin, Queensland, Australia Sam Walters is a journalist covering archaeology, paleontology, ecology, and evolution for Discover, along with an assortment of other topics.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of assortment
Noun
  • There’s no need to winnow down the dinner menu to showstoppers only, so throw that anxiety out the window and load up the table with a variety of our best Easter recipes.
    — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The elegant curtains are crafted from a 100% polyester fabric that comes in a variety of shades and is machine washable.
    — Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of variety
Noun
  • Lorna had been doing drawings and collages for the last few years.
    — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
  • There is a collage aesthetic to the film, because that’s just inherent to my experience growing up, getting so much information in so many different forms of media shot into my eyes.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of collage
Noun
  • Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.
    — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.
    — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of jumble
Noun
  • For years, industry has complained about the alphabet soup of agencies, which often compete with one another.
    — Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Representing an alphabet soup of agencies with various levels of tenure, each worker is paired up and dispatched to a Senator's office to share their stories.
    — Nikole Killion, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of alphabet soup
Noun
  • Without saying so explicitly, Gottlieb nailed the biggest challenge that the L.A. teams, and probably all four of the West Coast additions to the Big Ten, have faced all season, a crazy quilt schedule and insane travel.
    — Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The paintings of Mickalene Thomas are big, bold, gaudy, and beautiful, embedded with rhinestones, daubed with phosphorescent color, and composed like crazy quilts.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of crazy quilt
Noun
  • Suay makes a beautiful patchwork quilt from recycled materials in a variety of colors.
    — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Its geometries echo and make strange the patterns in the room’s more traditional furnishings: Shaker dining chairs with woven tape backs and, lining a low window seat, cushions made from patchwork quilts.
    — Blaine Davis, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Definition of patchwork quilt
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