olla podrida

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  1. noun A stew of highly seasoned meat and vegetables.
  2. noun An assorted mixture; a miscellany: "All the conversations were in English . . . the whole olla podrida spiced with the latest gossip” (William Pearson).

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  1. Spanish : olla, olla; see olla + podrida, feminine of podrido, rotten (from Latin putridus; see putrid).
 

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