olio

See also: olió and oliò

English

Etymology

From Spanish olla or Portuguese olha, both from Latin olla (pot, jar).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əʊljəʊ/
  • (file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /oʊljoʊ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊljəʊ

Noun

olio (countable and uncountable, plural olios)

  1. A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
  2. (figuratively) A medley or mixture; a hotchpotch.
    • 1704, [Jonathan Swift], “Section VII. A Digression in Praise of Digressions.”, in A Tale of a Tub. [], London: [] John Nutt, [], OCLC 752990886, page 136:
      The late Refinements in Knowledge, running parallel to thoſe of Dyet in our Nation, which among Men of a judicious Taſte, are dreſt up in various Compounds, conſiſting in Soups and Ollios, Fricaſſées and Ragouſts.
  3. (figuratively) A collection of various musical, theatrical or other artistic works; a miscellany.
  4. (figuratively, by extension) Vaudeville or similar miscellaneous musical or theatrical entertainment skits presented between the main acts of burlesque or minstrel shows.

Translations

References

  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), olio”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams


Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin oleum.

Noun

olio ?

  1. oil

Finnish

Etymology

olla (to exist) + -io

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈolio/, [ˈo̞lio̞]
  • Rhymes: -olio
  • Syllabification(key): o‧li‧o

Noun

olio

  1. creature, being, thing
  2. (philosophy) object
  3. (programming) object

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
Possessive forms of olio (type valtio)
possessor singular plural
1st person olioni oliomme
2nd person oliosi olionne
3rd person olionsa

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.ljo/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔljo
  • Hyphenation: ò‧lio

Etymology 1

From Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion).

Alternative forms

Noun

olio m (plural oli)

  1. oil
Descendants
  • Bulgarian: олио (olio)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

olio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of oliare

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoljo/ [ˈo.ljo]
  • Rhymes: -oljo
  • Syllabification: o‧lio

Noun

olio m (plural olios)

  1. Alternative form of óleo

Further reading


Yoruba

Etymology

From olí- (one who has) + (money).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ō.líó/

Noun

olíó

  1. (Ekiti) Alternative form of olówó (rich person)
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