• Olla

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ˈɒlÉ™/

    Origin

    Spanish olla, from Latin olla, aulla; akin to the Sanskrit उखा (ukhā, "pot"), and probably to Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃 (auhns, "oven").

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    Noun

    olla

    (plural ollas)
    1. 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
    2. A pot used for cooling water by evaporation in Latin America.
    3. A cinerary urn in ancient Rome.

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