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olla-podrida definition

olla-podrida (äl′ə pō drē′də)

noun

  1. an olla (stew)
  2. any assortment, medley, or miscellany; olio

Etymology: Sp, lit., rotten pot < olla, pot (< L) + podrida, rotten < L putridus: see putrid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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