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olio

[oh-lee-oh] / ˈoʊ liˌoʊ /


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“Louise’s former aglio e olio was a greasy mess with mushrooms, cheese, limp noodles,” it said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023

Barkeepers Ben Smith and Austin Polley took over the former Speckled & Drake space and upped their food game, adding an affordable fresh pasta menu with spaghetti aglio e olio, black pepper fettuccine and more.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023

Use them to top a classic Italian-style pasta such as aglio e olio for a big punch of sweet, caramelized flavor and crunch.

From New York Times ● May 23, 2022

My father would bathe in spaghetti aglio olio if it weren't frowned upon.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2021

When advised of the change he reminded the stage manager that he went on only for accommodation in the olio and flatly refused to follow the song and dance men.

From Watch Yourself Go By by Ben W. Warden

One of my favorite aglio e olios had more coarsely ground, but just as crisp, breadcrumbs.

From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2022

Gargilius, sleek, voluptuous lord, A hundred dainties smoke upon his board; Earth, air, and ocean ransack’d for the feast, In masquerade of foreign olios dress’d.

From A Poetical Cook-Book by Maria J. Moss

Words ending in io or yo add s; as, folios, nuncios, olios, ratios, embryos.

From Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking by John Hendricks Bechtel

The festivities were duly preceded with the religious ceremonies of the great holyday of St. Patrick's feast, and closed by a grand entertainment at night, which included theatricals, recitations and olios of song and sentiment.

From Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) by Various

Not dainty now, the squire in haste Fell to, and praised their savory taste; Nay, said his meal had such a gout He ne'er in tarts and olios knew.

From Aesop, in Rhyme Old Friends in a New Dress by Marmaduke Park


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