olioとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈəʊljəʊ/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈoʊljoʊ/
• 韻: -əʊljəʊ

名詞

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.

   Synonyms: mishmash, oddments; see also Thesaurus:hodgepodge

   • 1704, [Jonathan Swift], “Section VII. A Digression in Praise of Digressions.”, in A Tale of a Tub. […], London: […] John Nutt, […], →OCLC, 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.

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