Definition of Olla podrida

1. Noun. Spanish version of burgoo.

Exact synonyms: Spanish Burgoo
Generic synonyms: Stew

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

olivipetal
olivite
olivocerebellar
olivocerebellar tract
olivocochlear
olivocochlear bundle
olivocochlear fibres
olivocochlear tract
olivomycins
olivopontocerebellar
olivopontocerebellar atrophy
olivopontocerebellar degeneration
olivospinal tract
olkhonskite
olla
olla podrida (current term)
olla podridas
ollalaberries
ollalaberry
ollaliberries
ollaliberry
ollalieberries
ollalieberry
ollamh
ollamhs
ollas
ollav
ollave
ollaves
ollavs

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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