olio Meaning, Definition & Usage

O"li*o noun
Etymology
Sp. olla a round earthen pot, a dish of boiled or stewed meat, fr. L. olla a pot, dish. Cf. Olla, Olla-podrida.
Definitions
  1. A dish of stewed meat of different kinds. Obs.
    Besides a good olio, the dishes were trifling. Evelyn.
  2. A mixture; a medley. Dryden.
  3. (Mus.) A collection of miscellaneous pieces.

Webster 1913