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
  • Their approach to that piece of music was almost like an overture medley for a classic Hollywood musical, where all the motifs and elements of the score throughout are put into a blender.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
  • More than 25 Motown gems and other songs will be performed via a tuneful array of solos, duets and group medleys.
    Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of medley
Noun
  • Washington had Alex Smith at the end of his career before going through an assortment of mediocre starters in Taylor Heinicke, Carson Wentz and Sam Howell.
    DJ Siddiqi, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • In recent weeks, both CTU and the current board of six Johnson appointees have pressured Martinez to resolve the contract — a demand that’s prompted pushback among an assortment of stakeholders.
    Sarah Macaraeg, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of assortment
Noun
  • Over the years, Amazon’s transformation has redefined how people shop by offering convenience, variety, and competitive pricing.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • From morning to night, and from summer to winter, the best denim spans a variety of silhouettes and washes.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of variety
Noun
  • Data from 2024 shows document and collage posts outperform other LinkedIn post types in terms of engagement rate.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Lawrence later added a collage of the couple's most recent three Christmas celebrations in the same location to his Instagram Stories.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 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
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  • Rather than devoting resources to strengthening existing institutions such as the OAS, leaders throughout the Americas have cooked up an alphabet soup of regional organizations.
    Ryan C. Berg, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The television industry invites jargon like few others, an alphabet soup of specs and techs.
    Brian Barrett, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2018
Definition of alphabet soup
Noun
  • Jason Schmidt The Best New York Art Shows of 2024 Outsiders, Renaissance masterpieces, crazy quilts, and more.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of crazy quilt
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  • Visitors snap photos of patchwork quilts and rocking chairs.
    Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
  • 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
Definition of patchwork quilt
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