olla podrida

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a spicy Spanish stew of sausage and other meat, chickpeas, and often tomatoes and other vegetables.
an incongruous mixture or miscellany; olio.

olla podrida

/ pɒˈdriːdə; poˈðriða /

1590–1600; < Spanish: literally, rotten pot

literally: rotten pot

Gwynne went into the kitchen, and Mariana, who was peeling onions for an olla podrida, screamed and embraced him.

I desire I may have an olla podrida, a bit of something from every one, without delay.

I have seen Carmen, eaten olla podrida, and adored the Russian ballet in the cachuca!'

At last mother had an idea, and she made a sort of Spanish stew—what they call an olla podrida, you know.

He was not long in placing a very fairly concocted olla-podrida before us.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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