olio

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 161 words | Copyright

olio dish consisting of a medley of meats, vegetables, etc.; hotchpotch, miscellany. XVII. alt. of Sp. olla (Pg. olha) :- Rom. *olla, for L. ōlla pot, jar.

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