olla

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cooking-pot or earthenware jar used in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.
  2. A pot used for cooling water by evaporation in Latin America.
  3. An unglazed earthenware pot, buried to provide slow steady irrigation.
  4. A cinerary urn.
name
  1. A town in Kwara State, Nigeria.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒlə/ /ˈɔjə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-olla.wav

Word forms

olla ollas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish olla, from Latin ōlla, aulla; akin to Sanskrit उखा (ukhā, “pot”), and probably also Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃 (auhns, “oven”).

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