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单词 olios
释义

olio

noun

ˈō-lē-ˌō How to pronounce olio (audio)
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
b
: a miscellaneous collection (as of literary or musical selections)
This olio of broadsides, speeches, letters, poems, and other documents … S. R. Slaton

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
  • 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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Example Sentences

the performance was an old-fashioned olio of songs, dances, and puppetry

Word History

Etymology

modification of Spanish olla

First Known Use

circa 1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

olios

noun

plural of olio
as in varieties
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things the performance was an old-fashioned olio of songs, dances, and puppetry

Synonyms & Similar Words

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