olla podrida

== English == === Alternative forms === ollapodrida === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish olla podrida, from Old Spanish olla potrida (literally “rotten pot”) or olla poderida (literally “pot [of the] mighty”). Doublet of potpourri. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɒlə pə(ʊ)ˈdɹiːdə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑlə pəˈdɹidə/, /ˌɔ(l)jə pəˈdɹidə/ Hyphenation UK: olla pod‧rida, US: ol‧la po‧dri‧da === Noun === olla podrida (plural olla podridas) A Spanish stew made from a mixture of highly seasoned meat and vegetables. A miscellaneous assortment or collection; a hodgepodge. ==== Synonyms ==== olio ==== Translations ==== === References === “olla podrida”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish olla podrida (literally “rotten pot”) (maybe due to the smell), or olla poderida (literally “pot [of the] mighty”) (because it was eaten by the rich), ultimately from Latin ōlla (“pot, jar”) and putridus (“decayed, rotten”) or a derivative of adjective potis (“able, capable”). Compare pudrir (“to rot, to decay”) and poder (“to be able”). === Pronunciation === Syllabification: o‧lla po‧dri‧da === Noun === olla podrida f (plural ollas podridas) olla podrida (stew of seasoned meat and vegetables) === Further reading === “olla podrida”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025