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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•li•o (ō′lē ō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. o•li•os. - Fooda dish of many ingredients.
- Informal TermsSee olla podrida (def. 2).
- a mixture of heterogeneous elements;
hodgepodge. - a medley or potpourri, as of musical or literary selections;
miscellany. - Show Business[Theat.]
- a specialty act performed downstage while the upstage set is changed.
- a performance, as a musical number, presented between scenes or acts.
- See drop scene (def. 1).
- a program of variety acts, esp. the second half of a minstrel show.
- Latin olla, ōla pot, jar
- Spanish olla pot, stew
- 1635–45
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: olio /ˈəʊlɪˌəʊ/ n ( pl olios)- a dish of many different ingredients
- a miscellany or potpourri
Etymology: 17th Century: from Spanish olla stew, from Latin: jar |