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Webster 1913 Edition
Olio
O′li-o
(ō′lĭ-ō̍ or ōl′yō̍)
, Noun.
[Sp.
olla
a round earthen pot, a dish of boiled or stewed meat, fr. L. olla
a pot, dish. Cf. Olla
, Olla-podrida
.] 1.
A dish of stewed meat of different kinds.
[Obs.]
Besides a good
olio
, the dishes were trifling. Evelyn.
2.
A mixture; a medley.
Dryden.
3.
(Mus.)
A collection of miscellaneous pieces.
Webster 1828 Edition
Olio
O'LIO
,Noun.
1.
A mixture; a medley.2.
A miscellany; a collection of various pieces; applied to musical collections.Definition 2024
olio
olio
English
Noun
olio (plural olios)
- A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- A mixture or medley, a hotchpotch.
- A collection of various musical, theatrical or other artistic works; a miscellany.
- By extension of the above, vaudeville or similar miscellaneous musical or theatrical entertainment skits presented between the main acts of minstrel or burlesque shows.
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Finnish
(index ol)
Etymology
Noun
olio
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 | |
Synonyms
- (creature) olento
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Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔljo/
Noun
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Verb
olio
- first-person singular present indicative of oliare