What is another word for Podrida?

Pronunciation: [pˈɒdɹɪdə] (IPA)

Podrida is a Spanish word that means "rotten" or "decayed". There are many words in the English language that can be used as synonyms for Podrida. These include words such as spoiled, putrid, mouldy, rancid, foul, and decayed. These words all share a common theme of describing something that has decomposed or gone bad. Other synonyms that can be used include rotten, decomposed, decayed, fetid, and musty. It is important to note that different words may carry slightly different meanings or connotations, and it is important to use the most suitable word for the specific context.

Synonyms for Podrida:

What are the hypernyms for Podrida?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Podrida

"That big dish that is smoking farther off," said Sancho, "seems to me to be an olla Podrida, and out of the diversity of things in such ollas, I can't fail to light upon something tasty and good for me."
"The History of Don Quixote, Volume II., Complete"
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
There is nothing in the world less nourishing than an olla Podrida; to canons, or rectors of colleges, or peasants' weddings with your ollas Podridas, but let us have none of them on the tables of governors, where everything that is present should be delicate and refined; and the reason is, that always, everywhere and by everybody, simple medicines are more esteemed than compound ones, for we cannot go wrong in those that are simple, while in the compound we may, by merely altering the quantity of the things composing them.
"The History of Don Quixote, Volume II., Complete"
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Two and one half quires of paper were in time covered with a strange medley, an olla-Podrida of student peculiarities.
"A Collection of College Words and Customs"
Benjamin Homer Hall

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