Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A stew of highly seasoned meat and vegetables.
- noun An assorted mixture; a miscellany.
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- noun A stew of highly seasoned meat and vegetables.
- noun A mixture; a
hodge-podge .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Spanish : olla, olla; see olla + podrida, feminine of podrido, rotten (from Latin putridus; see putrid).]
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chained_bear commented on the word olla podrida
"'I smelt the homely scent of an olla podrida as I came up the stairs. I have eaten my fill of fried guinea-pigs between here and Valparaiso and back again and I tell you most solemnly that I absolutely must be fed.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, Blue at the Mizzen, 208
March 27, 2008