olio of flavors
- noun
- /ˈoʊliˌoʊ əv ˈfleɪvərz/
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mezcla de sabores
- The chef created an olio of flavors using spices from around the world.
Examples
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The chef's new dish was an olio of flavors that delighted everyone's palate.
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Her cooking style brings together an unexpected olio of flavors in every meal.
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Dinner at their house is always an olio of flavors, representing multiple cultures.
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This dish is an olio of flavors that delights the palate.
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Dinner at their house is always an olio of flavors, representing multiple cultures.
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Her cooking style brings together an unexpected olio of flavors in every meal.
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The chef created an olio of flavors using spices from around the world.
Synonyms
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3.9
A special mix of flavors and qualities that makes something different
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A mixed collection of things from many places
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A mix like tea or coffee made with flavors from other countries
A mix of tastes from different types of cooking in one dish
A mixed collection of tastes from many places
How Mixed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositional: 'olio' means a miscellany or hodgepodge and 'flavors' refers to tastes, so 'olio of flavors' straightforwardly means a mixture of flavors. The 'X of Y' construction expressing a mixture is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer the phrase's meaning (noting only that 'olio' itself is somewhat literary/rare).
Etymology
Olio of flavors comes from the old word olio, which named a stew made by cooking many different ingredients together. Picture one pot where all the tastes blend, and that's why the phrase means 'a mixture of many flavors'.