olla podrida

noun

ˈä-lə-pə-ˈdrē-də How to pronounce olla podrida (audio)
Definition of olla podridanext
as in medley
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things the olla podrida of tongues that one hears on the streets of a bustling metropolis like New York City

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  1. medley
  2. assortment
  3. variety
  4. collage
  5. jumble
  6. alphabet soup
  7. crazy quilt
  8. patchwork quilt
Noun
  • The show was also intentional about embracing younger artists blazing new trails in the industry — from a medley with up-and-coming urban artists Eladio Carrión, Quevedo, Myke Towers, to a Spanglish performance by Joe Jonas and Ela Taubert, who is nominated for best new artist.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • For example, roasted turnips turned up in the second course, among a medley of root vegetables.
    Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of medley
Noun
  • Therefore, targeting high-value leads will require an assortment of segmentation criteria.
    Jonathan Schwartz, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • With the Amazon Support Small filter, buyers can sift through an assortment of small businesses on the site.
    Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of assortment
Noun
  • Hash Bubbie Women’s Flats Every wardrobe needs a reliable pair of flats, and the Hash Bubbie Flats come in a variety of colors to match any outfit.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Food recalls are made by the FDA for a variety of reasons, including contamination with harmful bacteria, undeclared allergens and mislabeling, and foreign object contamination.
    Aliss Higham, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of variety
Noun
  • Another video showed their photos copy and pasted into a collage.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, their Khokhar array of furniture collages flooring fragments with an adhesive made from masonry dust.
    Kristen de La Vallière, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of collage
Noun
  • Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
  • Think of it instead as a Rube Goldberg machine, reimagining doodles as dense jumbles of steps and if-then rules.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
Definition of jumble
Noun
  • The television industry invites jargon like few others, an alphabet soup of specs and techs.
    Brian Barrett, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2018
  • The union is often derided for its confusing alphabet soup of acronyms and overlapping foreign policy institutions.
    Kathleen R. McNamara, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2014
Definition of alphabet soup
Noun
  • Spoonful, Woody Guthrie, and Eleanor Roosevelt – that just captured the whole crazy quilt of the Village arts and politics scene.
    Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Woodcock’s solution is to go back to regulation; the government should renew the old restrictions on fares so consumers get clarity and fairness rather than today’s crazy quilt of dynamic pricing and extra fees.
    Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
Definition of crazy quilt
Noun
  • The domestic diva is also marking the holidays with a new collection for JCPenney that includes a patchwork quilt, kitchen and dinnerware and bath products, sold both in-store and online.
    Erin Clements, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Motivating soldiers in this patchwork quilt, especially given their limited training time, will be difficult.
    Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2022
Definition of patchwork quilt
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