olla podrida \ol-uh-puh-DREE-duh; oy-uh-\, noun; plural olla podridas /-DREE-duhz/ or ollas podridas: 1. A stew of highly seasoned meat and vegetables. 2. A mixture; a hodgepodge. This complex, Byzantine, at times long-winded work, which spent more than 60 weeks on Spain's best sellers list, throws... Sign in to see full entry.