olio

See also: olió and oliò

English

Etymology

From Spanish olla or Portuguese olha, both from Latin olla (“pot, jar”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

olio (plural olios)

  1. A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
  2. (figuratively) A mixture or medley, a hotchpotch.
    • 1737, Jonathan Swift, “Digression in Praise of Digressions”, in A Tale of A Tub:
      The late refinements in knowledge, running parallel to those of diet in our nation, which among men of a judicious taste are dressed up in various compounds, consisting in soups and olios, fricassees and ragouts.
  3. (figuratively) A collection of various musical, theatrical or other artistic works; a miscellany.
  4. (by extension) Vaudeville or similar miscellaneous musical or theatrical entertainment skits presented between the main acts of minstrel or burlesque shows.

Translations

References

  1. ↑ “olio” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.

Anagrams

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin oleum.

Noun

olio ?

  1. oil

Finnish

(index ol)

Etymology

olla (to exist) +‎ -io

Noun

olio

  1. creature, being, thing
  2. (philosophy) object
  3. (programming) object

Declension

Inflection of olio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative olio oliot
genitive olion olioiden
olioitten
partitive oliota olioita
illative olioon olioihin
singular plural
nominative olio oliot
accusative nom. olio oliot
gen. olion
genitive olion olioiden
olioitten
partitive oliota olioita
inessive oliossa olioissa
elative oliosta olioista
illative olioon olioihin
adessive oliolla olioilla
ablative oliolta olioilta
allative oliolle olioille
essive oliona olioina
translative olioksi olioiksi
instructive — olioin
abessive oliotta olioitta
comitative — olioineen

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin oleum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔljo/
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Noun

olio m (plural oli or olii)

  1. oil

Verb

olio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of oliare

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoljo/

Noun

olio m (plural olios)

  1. Alternative form of óleo

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