olla podrida

[ol-uh puh-dree-duh; Sp. aw-lyah paw-three-thah, aw-yah]

ol·la po·dri·da

[ol-uh puh-dree-duh; Sp. aw-lyah paw-three-thah, aw-yah]
noun
1.
a spicy Spanish stew of sausage and other meat, chickpeas, and often tomatoes and other vegetables.
2.
an incongruous mixture or miscellany; olio.

Origin:
1590–1600; < Spanish: literally, rotten pot
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Olla podrida has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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olla podrida (pɒˈdriːdə, Spanish poˈðriða)
 
n
1.  a Spanish dish, consisting of a stew with beans, sausages, etc
2.  an assortment; miscellany
 
[literally: rotten pot]

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