olio
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish olla or Portuguese olha, both from Latin olla (“pot, jar”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əʊljəʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /oʊljoʊ/
- Rhymes: -əʊljəʊ
Noun edit
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 edit
Translations edit
medley
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “olio”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Aragonese edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
olio
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
olio
Declension edit
Inflection of olio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation) | ||||
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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 edit
- (creature) olento
Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “olio”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (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 edit
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion).
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
olio m (plural oli)
Related terms edit
- 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 edit
- → Bulgarian: о́лио (ólio)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
olio
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
olio m (plural olios)
- Alternative form of óleo
Further reading edit
- “olio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Yoruba edit
Etymology edit
From olí- (“one who has”) + ió (“money”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
olíó