olla definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: leaf or ... talipot palm used in India for writing paper [syn: ola, olla] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Spanish, from Latin olla, aulla pot; akin to Sanskrit ukh? pot and probably to ... or as a container for water Webster's 1913 Dictionary Olla Ol"la, n. [See Olio.] 1. A pot or jar ... clay. 2. A dish of stewed meat; an olio; an olla-podrida.
olla podrida definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: Spanish version of burgoo [syn: olla podrida, Spanish burgoo] Merriam Webster's noun (plural olla podridas; also ollas podridas) Etymology: Spanish, literally, rotten pot Date ... a traditional Spanish and Latin-American dish 2. hodgepodge < an olla podrida of ideas > Oxford Reference Dictionary n. = OLIO. Etymology: Sp ...
Olio definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary O'LIO, n. [L. olla, a pot.] 1. A mixture; a medley. 2. A miscellany ... Merriam Webster's noun (plural olios) Etymology: modification of Spanish olla Date: circa 1643 1. olla podrida 1 2. a. a miscellaneous mixture ; hodgepodge b. a ... meats and vegetables. 2 a hotchpotch or miscellany. Etymology: Sp. olla stew f. L olla cooking-pot Webster's 1913 Dictionary Olio O"li*o, n. [Sp. olla a round earthen pot, a dish of boiled or ...
... pourri, p. p. of pourrir to rot, L. putrere. Cf. Olla-podrida.] A medley or mixture. Specifically: (a) A ragout composed ... mishmash, mix, mixed bag, odds and ends, odorator, odorizer, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, parfumoir, pasticcio, pastiche, patchwork, perfumer, pomander, pouncet ...