ollapodrida

ollapodrida
olla po·dri·da (pə-drēʹdə) n. pl. olla po·dri·das, also ollas po·dri·das
1. A stew of highly seasoned meat and vegetables.
2. An assorted mixture; a miscellany: “All the conversations were in English... the whole olla podrida spiced with the latest gossip” (William Pearson).
  [Spanish : olla, olla; see olla + podrida, feminine of podrido, rotten (from Latin putridus. See putrid).]

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