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olla podrida

Meaning of "olla podrida" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OLLA PODRIDA

Literally: rotten pot.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF OLLA PODRIDA

pɒˈdriːdə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLLA PODRIDA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Olla podrida is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OLLA PODRIDA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Olla podrida

Olla podrida is a Spanish stew made from pork and beans and an inconsistent, wide variety of other meats and vegetables, often including chickpeas, depending on the recipe used. The meal is traditionally prepared in a clay pot over several hours. It is eaten as a main course, sometimes as a single dish, and sometimes with ingredients separated. It is a specialty of the city of Burgos. It was mentioned by Scottish poet Robert Burns in his Address to a Haggis under the name olio: Is there that o're his French ragout Or olio that wad staw a sow, Or fricassee wad mak her spew Wi' perfect scunner, Looks down wi' sneering, scornfu' view On sic a dinner?...

Definition of olla podrida in the English dictionary

The definition of olla podrida in the dictionary is a Spanish dish, consisting of a stew with beans, sausages, etc. Other definition of olla podrida is an assortment; miscellany.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OLLA PODRIDA

acceder · Blida · Breda · breeder · cedar · ceder · cheerleader · conceder · feeder · leader · Leda · lip-reader · newsreader · nonbreeder · Ouida · proofreader · querida · reader · reeder · sight-reader

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLLA PODRIDA

olive-wood · olivenite · Oliver · Olives · olivet · Olivier · olivine · olivinic · olivinitic · olla · ollamh · oller · ollie · ollying · olm · Olmec · ologies · ologist · ologoan · ology

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLLA PODRIDA

al-Qaida · Amida · asafoetida · Bethsaida · Bida · candida · corrida · Cressida · Derrida · Florida · gravida · Haida · Lleida · Oneida · Saida · sida · spina bifida · Straits of Florida · the Oneida · zenaida

Synonyms and antonyms of olla podrida in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «olla podrida» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLLA PODRIDA

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Translator English - Chinese

厄拉podrida
1,325 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Spanish

olla podrida
570 millions of speakers
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English

olla podrida
510 millions of speakers
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OLLA podrida
380 millions of speakers
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OLLA podrida
280 millions of speakers
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Olla podrida
278 millions of speakers
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olla podrida
270 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Bengali

ওলা পডরিডা
260 millions of speakers
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olla podrida
220 millions of speakers
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Olla podrida
190 millions of speakers
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olla podrida
180 millions of speakers
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OLLA podrida
130 millions of speakers
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OLLA podrida
85 millions of speakers
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Olla podrida
85 millions of speakers
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olla podrida
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஓடா போட்ரிடா
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ओला पॉड्रिडा
75 millions of speakers
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güveç türlüsü
70 millions of speakers
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olla podrida
65 millions of speakers
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Olla podrida
50 millions of speakers
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Olla podrida
40 millions of speakers
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Olla podrida
30 millions of speakers
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olla podrida
15 millions of speakers
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Olla podrida
14 millions of speakers
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Olla Podrida
10 millions of speakers
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Olla Podrida
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLLA PODRIDA»

Discover the use of olla podrida in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to olla podrida and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Olla podrida [ed. by T. Monro].
OLLA PODRIDA. NUMBER XXX. V SATURDAY, Otlober 6, 1787. Dijjicilisy querulus. Hor. MY good Sir, — What's your name? Your English name, I mean : For neither I, nor the Parson of our parish, know what to make of your Olla Podrida.
Thomas Monro, 1788
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The Church Bells of Somerset, to Which Is Added an Olla ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed.
Henry Thomas Ellacombe, 2012
3
Texas Monthly
10 miles from John Neely Bryan's log cabin, you'll find another tiny settlement. The Olla Podrida. In 1841 John Neely Bryan was the first settler to build a cabin on a barren piece of land now known as Downtown Dallas. Today, 10 miles north , ...
4
Rambles in the Path of the Steam-horse: An Off-hand Olla ...
A description of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
Eli Bowen, 1855
5
Olla Podrida: Consisting of Addresses, Translations, Poems, ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Thomas C Zimmerman, 2011
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The Monthly Review
The Olla Podrida comes to us with this recommendation: it is the joint labour of some tolerable literary cooks, and of course will be expected to have some relish. The names of these providers of food for the mind are, for the most part, given in ...
Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths, 1789
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The Anatomy of Swearing
Olla-Podrida. Nay, let me alone for swearing. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night , III, iv, 1601 Wise men, and not infrequently wise women, have recognized that swearing is the art of achieving eloquence with an economy of words. This or ...
Ashley Montagu, 1967
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Spanish Vocabulary: An Etymological Approach
[butler] [demitasse] [olla, olio]  Olla podrida and potpourri are equivalent expressions, both literally meaning “rotten (putrid) pot”. The original idea seems to have been Spanish, which the French then took and simply translated before ...
David Brodsky, 2008
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature
Before he was twenty, he published a volume of poems, which are said to have great merit j and was a contributor to the • Olla Podrida,' and a frequent correspondent of the Gentleman's Magazine under the signature T. C. O. but died at ...
Tobias George Smollett, 1800
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A Memoir of Jane Austen: and Other Family Recollections
The Olla Podrida is mentioned in issue 9 of The Loiterer as among 'the entertaining papers of our most celebrated periodical writers'; and it is among several college and schoolboy journals appearing in the late 1780s and early 1790s.
James Edward Austen-Leigh, Kathryn Sutherland, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLLA PODRIDA»

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Restaurant Review: Olio in Stamford Offers a Stew of Global …
Merriam-Webster defines olio as a “miscellaneous mixture” or “hodgepodge,” or as a shortened name of olla podrida, a Spanish stew ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Fútbol, igualito que el Fonacide
... con todo lo que está saliendo a luz, debí titular “Destapar la olla podrida del fútbol”. Al recordar este artículo no busco eso de “yo dije luego”, ... «ABC Color, Jun 15»
3
Rick Kackley, 61, founder of Bikers Against Cancer dies
He was based in Dallas, where he was music director for Happy Days, a '50s-'60s club near the Olla Podrida mall in North Dallas. He lived ... «Dallas Morning News, Mar 15»
4
Sondheim on Creating Into the Woods
The pigs and Snow White got left behind in San Diego, where the show tried out, but the others remained to populate an olla podrida of (mostly) ... «Broadway World, Feb 15»
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Madras miscellany: Besant-Malviya partnership
His 'Olla Podrida', which he wrote under the nom-de-guerre 'Sentinel', first appeared on April 1, 1889. Its sly digs at local European and Indian ... «The Hindu, Jan 15»
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History Book: Pennsylvania German translation of famed poem …
In 1903, Zimmerman published the "Olla Podrida," a collection of his translations. / In 1904, he was awarded a doctor of humane letters by ... «Reading Eagle, Dec 14»
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Lost Italian Restaurant at Olla Podrida Mall
I am searching for the name of an Italian restaurant that was in the Olla Podrida mall area back in the 80's and 90's. I have searched the web ... «D Magazine, Nov 14»
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From East Texas to Hollywood: Margo Martindale wins us over
She got her Equity card and acted in such plays as Jack Heifner's Patio Porch, which played the now-gone Olla Podrida Mall in Dallas. «Dallas Morning News, Nov 14»
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Valley View Center in Far North Dallas finding new use for old space
“His wishes were to have working artist studios, and there used to be a place to called Olla Podrida [Mall], and it was really a cool place where ... «Dallas Morning News, Oct 14»
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Brooklyn and the Nation's Oldest Bike Path
Other waves of immigration from Russia, Pakistan, India and the Levant have created a true melting pot, an "olla podrida" along the Parkway," ... «Huffington Post, Sep 14»
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