olio

See also: olió and oliò

English

Etymology

From Spanish olla or Portuguese olha, both from Latin olla (“pot, jar”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əʊljəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /oʊljoʊ/
• Rhymes: -əʊljəʊ

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• olio curtain
• olio drop

Translations

medley

Bulgarian: смесица (bg) (smesica), сбирщина (bg) (sbirština), тюрлю-гювеч (tjurlju-gjuveč) Czech: směs (cs) f, mišmaš (cs) m Dutch: diversen (nl) pl

References

1. Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “olio”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Iolo

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin oleum.

Noun

olio

1. oil

Finnish

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:

olio

Wikipedia ^fi

Etymology

olla (“to exist”) +‎ -io

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈolio/, [ˈo̞lio̞]
• Rhymes: -olio
• Hyphenation^(key): olio

Noun

olio

1. creature, being, thing
2. entity
3. (philosophy) object
4. (programming) object

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.

Possessive forms of olio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative olioni olioni accusative nom. olioni olioni gen. olioni genitive olioni olioideni olioitteni partitive oliotani olioitani inessive oliossani olioissani elative oliostani olioistani illative oliooni olioihini adessive oliollani olioillani ablative olioltani olioiltani allative oliolleni olioilleni essive olionani olioinani translative oliokseni olioikseni abessive oliottani olioittani instructive — — comitative — olioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative oliosi oliosi accusative nom. oliosi oliosi gen. oliosi genitive oliosi olioidesi olioittesi partitive oliotasi olioitasi inessive oliossasi olioissasi elative oliostasi olioistasi illative olioosi olioihisi adessive oliollasi olioillasi ablative olioltasi olioiltasi allative oliollesi olioillesi essive olionasi olioinasi translative olioksesi olioiksesi abessive oliottasi olioittasi instructive — — comitative — olioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative oliomme oliomme accusative nom. oliomme oliomme gen. oliomme genitive oliomme olioidemme olioittemme partitive oliotamme olioitamme inessive oliossamme olioissamme elative oliostamme olioistamme illative olioomme olioihimme adessive oliollamme olioillamme ablative olioltamme olioiltamme allative oliollemme olioillemme essive olionamme olioinamme translative olioksemme olioiksemme abessive oliottamme olioittamme instructive — — comitative — olioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative olionne olionne accusative nom. olionne olionne gen. olionne genitive olionne olioidenne olioittenne partitive oliotanne olioitanne inessive oliossanne olioissanne elative oliostanne olioistanne illative olioonne olioihinne adessive oliollanne olioillanne ablative olioltanne olioiltanne allative oliollenne olioillenne essive olionanne olioinanne translative olioksenne olioiksenne abessive oliottanne olioittanne instructive — — comitative — olioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative olionsa olionsa accusative nom. olionsa olionsa gen. olionsa genitive olionsa olioidensa olioittensa partitive oliotaan oliotansa olioitaan olioitansa inessive oliossaan oliossansa olioissaan olioissansa elative oliostaan oliostansa olioistaan olioistansa illative olioonsa olioihinsa adessive oliollaan oliollansa olioillaan olioillansa ablative olioltaan olioltansa olioiltaan olioiltansa allative oliolleen oliollensa olioilleen olioillensa essive olionaan olionansa olioinaan olioinansa translative oliokseen olioksensa olioikseen olioiksensa abessive oliottaan oliottansa olioittaan olioittansa instructive — — comitative — olioineen olioinensa

Synonyms

• (creature): olento

Derived terms

compounds

• avaruusolio
• hituolio
• oliokeskeinen
• oliomalli
• olio-ohjelmointi
• olioperustainen
• oliopohjainen

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

• loio

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ljo/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔljo
• Hyphenation: ò‧lio

Etymology 1

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

olio

Wikipedia ^it

From Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion).

Alternative forms

• oglio (dialectal)

Noun

olio m (plural oli)

1. oil

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 f (“olive”) (fruit)
• oliva m (“olive”) (color)
• oliva (“olive-green”, adj)
• 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

1. first-person singular present indicative of oliare

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoljo/ [ˈo.ljo]
• Rhymes: -oljo
• Syllabification: o‧lio

Noun

olio m (plural olios)

1. Alternative form of óleo

Further reading

• “olio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Yoruba

Etymology

From olí- (“one who has”) +‎ ió (“money”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ō.líó/

Noun

olíó

1. (Ekiti) Alternative form of olówó (“rich person”)