ya 'pipped me, Clary. But what is ollapodrida? Never heard that one before!...Nevermind! I looked it up!
potpourRi
Main Entry: ol·la po·dri·da
Pronunciation: -p&-'drE-d&
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural olla podridas /-'drE-d&z/; also ollas podridas
Etymology: Spanish, literally, rotten pot
1 : a rich highly seasoned stew of meat and vegetables usually including sausage and chick-peas that is slowly simmered and is a traditional Spanish and Latin-American dish
2 : HODGEPODGE
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NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. olla po·dri·das also ollas po·dri·das
1. A stew of highly seasoned meat and vegetables. 2. An assorted mixture; a miscellany: "All the conversations were in English . . . the whole olla podrida spiced with the latest gossip" (William Pearson).
ETYMOLOGY: Spanish : olla, olla; see olla + podrida, feminine of podrido, rotten (from Latin putridus; see putrid).
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