olio
/ˈəʊliəʊ/US/ˈoʊlioʊ/
olio noun: a rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
Noun
olio (countable and uncountable, plural olios)
- A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- A medley or mixture; a hotchpotch.
- The late Refinements in Knowledge, running parallel to thoſe of Dyet in our Nation, which among Men of a judicious Taſte, are dreſt up in various Compounds, conſiſting in Soups and Ollios, Fricaſſées and Ragouſts.1704, [Jonathan Swift], “Section VII. A Digression in Praise of Digressions.”, in A Tale of a Tub. […], London: […] John Nutt, […], →OCLC, page 136
- Synonyms:
- mishmash, oddments, bouillabaisse, bric-a-brac, catch-all, clamjamfrey, cocktail, rummage, salad, anthology
- A collection of various musical, theatrical or other artistic works; a miscellany.
- Vaudeville or similar miscellaneous musical or theatrical entertainment skits presented between the main acts of burlesque or minstrel shows.
olio meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
olio in Tamil
- எண்ணெய்
olio in Urdu
- پچ میل
olio in Malayalam
- അവിയൽ, കൂട്ടുകറി
Synonyms of olio
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- gallery
- gatherum
- congeries
- crazyquilt
- disjecta membra
- farrago
- galimatias
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- hodgepodge
- horse and rabbit stew
- hotchpotch
- hotchpot
- job lot
- jumble
- macedoine
- medley
- melange
- mingle-mangle
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mixed bag
- mixture
- motley
- odds and ends
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork quilt
- potpourri
Forms of olio
| plural | olios |
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Origin of olio
From Spanish olla or Portuguese olha, both from Latin olla (“pot, jar”).
Words formed from olio
Phrases with olio
Questions about olio
- What does olio mean?
- Olio means a rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- What is olio in Tamil?
- Olio in Tamil is எண்ணெய். See Olio meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is olio?
- Olio is a noun.
- How do you pronounce olio?
- Olio is pronounced /ˈəʊliəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of olio?
- The plural of olio is olios.
Words near olio in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: olio (page history and authors); olio (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); olio (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); olio (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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