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olla podrida

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olla po·dri·da  (p-drd)
n. pl. olla po·dri·das also ollas po·dri·das
1. A stew of highly seasoned meat and vegetables.
2. An assorted mixture; a miscellany: "All the conversations were in English . . . the whole olla podrida spiced with the latest gossip" (William Pearson).

[Spanish : olla, olla; see olla + podrida, feminine of podrido, rotten (from Latin putridus; see putrid).]

olla podrida [pɒˈdriːdə (Spanish) poˈðriða]
n
1. (Cookery) a Spanish dish, consisting of a stew with beans, sausages, etc.
2. an assortment; miscellany
[literally: rotten pot]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.olla podrida - Spanish version of burgoo
stew - food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables


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No poor, simple, virtuous body was ever cajoled by the attentions of an electioneering politician with more ease than Aunt Chloe was won over by Master Sam's suavities; and if he had been the prodigal son himself, he could not have been overwhelmed with more maternal bountifulness; and he soon found himself seated, happy and glorious, over a large tin pan, containing a sort of olla podrida of all that had appeared on the table for two or three days past.
"Did you know me better," returned the count, smiling, "you would not give one thought of such a thing for a traveller like myself, who has successively lived on maccaroni at Naples, polenta at Milan, olla podrida at Valencia, pilau at Constantinople, karrick in India, and swallows' nests in China.
 
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