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Definition of Olla podrida
1. Noun. Spanish version of burgoo.
Definition of Olla podrida
1. Noun. A stew of highly seasoned meat and vegetables. ¹
2. Noun. A mixture; a hodge-podge. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Olla Podrida
Literary usage of Olla podrida
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Caricature and Satire on Napoleon I. by John Ashton (1884)
"... ENGLISH CARICATURE OF NAPOLEON—INVASION OF ENGLAND—LANDING IN PEMBROKESHIRE —NELSON'S
RECEIPT TO MAKE AN olla podrida—' THE ARMY OF ENGLAND. ..."
2. Cap and Gown: Second Series by Frederic Lawrence Knowles (1897)
"... I could turn to start, I saw — I felt the flashing dart. FREDERIC LAWRENCE
KNOWLES. olla podrida. ..."
3. Life of Richard Wagner by Carl Friedrich Glasenapp, William Ashton Ellis (1903)
"... Cellini; an olla podrida.—Liszt gives the Faust overture and Liebesmahl;
Ballenstedt festival.—Lohengrin dedicated to Liszt; his lips unsealed. ..."
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