a dish of many ingredients.

Informal . olla podrida ( def. 2 ) .

a mixture of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge.

a medley or potpourri, as of musical or literary selections; miscellany.

Theater .

a specialty act performed downstage while the upstage set is changed.

a performance, as a musical number, presented between scenes or acts.

drop scene ( def. 1 ) .

a program of variety acts, esp. the second half of a minstrel show.

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conglomeration , gallimaufry , hodgepodge , jumble , medley , mlange , miscellany , mishmash , mixed bag , mixture , patchwork , potpourri , salmagundi , variety , collection , hash , stew