Olio

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A heavily spiced stew of meat, vegetables, and chickpeas.
  • n. A mixture or medley; a hodgepodge.
  • n. A collection of various artistic or literary works or musical pieces; a miscellany.
  • n. Vaudeville or musical entertainment presented between the acts of a burlesque or minstrel show.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
  • n. A mixture or medley, a hotchpotch.
  • n. A collection of various musical, theatrical or other artistic works; a miscellany.
  • n. By extension of the above, Vaudeville or similar miscellaneous musical or theatrical entertainment skits presented between the main acts of minstrel or burlesque shows.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A dish of stewed meat of different kinds.
  • n. A mixture; a medley.
  • n. A collection of miscellaneous pieces.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A savory dish composed of a great variety of ingredients, as stewed meat, herbs, etc.
  • n. A mixture; a medley.
  • n. A miscellany; a collection of various pieces: chiefly applied to a musical collection.
  • Word Usage
    "By that time the sediment in olio nuovo will have begun to oxidize in a dark pool at the bottom of the bottle, and the oil will become rancid."
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    Words with the same meaning
    mixture    medley   
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