Olla
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɒlə/
Origin
Spanish olla, from Latin olla, aulla; akin to the Sanskrit उखा (ukhÄ, "pot"), and probably to Gothic ðŒ°ðŒ¿ðŒ·ðŒ½ðƒ (auhns, "oven").
Full definition of olla
Noun
olla
(plural ollas)- a cooking-pot or earthenware jar used in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries
- 1992, w, All the Pretty Horses, On top of the counter were three clay jars or ollas. Two of them were empty but the third was covered with the tin lid from a lardpail and the lid was notched to accommodate the handle of an enamel#verb
- A pot used for cooling water by evaporation in Latin America.
- A cinerary urn in ancient Rome.