olio
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English
Etymology
From Spanish olla or Portuguese olha, both from Latin olla (“pot, jar”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əʊljəʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /oʊljoʊ/
- Rhymes: -əʊljəʊ
Noun
olio (countable and uncountable, plural olios)
- A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- (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.
- (figuratively) A collection of various musical, theatrical or other artistic works; a miscellany.
- (figuratively, by extension) Vaudeville or similar miscellaneous musical or theatrical entertainment skits presented between the main acts of burlesque or minstrel shows.
Derived terms
Translations
medley
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “olio”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
Aragonese
Etymology
Noun
olio
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
olio
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 | ||
| abessive | oliotta | olioitta | ||
| instructive | — | olioin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Synonyms
- (creature) olento
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “olio”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion).
Alternative forms
Noun
olio m (plural oli)
Related terms
- oleaceo, oleoso, olioso (“oil (relational); oily, oleaginous”)
- oleario (“oil (relational)”)
- oliare (“to oil”)
- oliera f (“oil cruet”)
- olio d'oliva m, olio di oliva m (“olive oil”)
- olio di arachidi
- olio di balena
- olio di cocco
- olio di colza
- olio di mandorle
- olio di palma m (“palm oil”)
- olio di ricino m (“castor oil”)
- olio di semi
- olio di semi di girasole / olio di girasole
- olio di semi di mais / olio di mais
- olio essenziale
- olio minerale
- olio motore / olio per motori
- olio vegetale
- oliva (“olive-green”, adj)
- oliva f (“olive”) (fruit)
- oliva m (“olive”) (color)
- olivo m (“olive tree”)
- petrolio m (“petroleum, oil; paraffin oil, kerosene”)
Descendants
- → Bulgarian: о́лио (ólio)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
olio
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
olio m (plural olios)
- Alternative form of óleo
Further reading
- “olio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Yoruba
Etymology
From olí- (“one who has”) + ió (“money”).
Pronunciation
Noun
olíó