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View synonyms for olla

olla

1

[ aw-lyah, aw-yah; English ol-uh ]

noun

, Spanish.
  1. a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
  2. a stew.


OLLA

2
  1. Office of Lend Lease Administration.

olla

/ ˈɒlə; ˈoʎa /

noun

  1. a cooking pot
  2. short for olla podrida


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Word History and Origins

Origin of olla1

Spanish, from Latin olla, variant of aulla pot

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Example Sentences

Gwynne went into the kitchen, and Mariana, who was peeling onions for an olla podrida, screamed and embraced him.

And his mother made a large olla, and a small flat piece of pottery, like the plates tortillas are baked on.

And she put all the Apache hair in the olla, and placed the flat plate on top to cover it with greasewood gum to seal it up tight.

I observed that Olla frequently looked towards the latter, with a mournful expression of countenance.

Of course, every olla, must everywhere be made according to what can be got.

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