olio

[ oh-lee-oh ]

noun

, plural o·li·os.

1. a dish of many ingredients.
2. Informal. olla podrida ( def 2 ).
3. a mixture of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge.
4. a medley or potpourri, as of musical or literary selections; miscellany.
5. Theater.
   1. a specialty act performed downstage while the upstage set is changed.
   2. a performance, as a musical number, presented between scenes or acts.
   3. drop scene ( def 1 ).
   4. a program of variety acts, especially the second half of a minstrel show.

olio

/ ˈəʊlɪˌəʊ /

noun

1. a dish of many different ingredients
2. a miscellany or potpourri

Word History and Origins

Origin of olio¹

1635–45; < Spanish olla pot, stew < Latin olla, ōla pot, jar

Word History and Origins

Origin of olio¹

C17: from Spanish olla stew, from Latin: jar

Example Sentences

The result was Olio Lusso, a blend of eleven essential oils derived from flowers and botanicals.

From The Daily Beast

Some other recommendations are Las Brisas from Jorge Ordoñez, Yellingbo Gold unfiltered, Rainieri, Olio Verde, and Trampetti.

From The Daily Beast

That'll be all for the olio; I'll go right into the after-show now.

From Project Gutenberg

I might indeed, following the example of the Sunday newsmonger, call it the Olio.

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I must have an olio pot,' she said, 'an olio pot, and the heaviest one.

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If you could do anything at all, Hannah, you'd lead a chorus and go in the olio.

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The wheels and Ezekiel's beasts are of no value against a heavy silver olio pot.

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