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olla
1[ aw-lyah, aw-yah; English ol-uh ]
noun
- a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- a stew.
OLLA
2- Office of Lend Lease Administration.
olla
/ ˈɒlə; ˈoʎa /
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Origin of olla1
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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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