"olla" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɒlə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-olla.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ollas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒlə Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish olla, from Latin olla, aulla; akin to Sanskrit उखा (ukhā, “pot”), and probably also Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃 (auhns, “oven”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|olla}} Spanish olla, {{der|en|la|olla}} Latin olla, {{m|la|aulla}} aulla, {{cog|sa|उखा|t=pot}} Sanskrit उखा (ukhā, “pot”), {{cog|got|𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃|t=oven}} Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃 (auhns, “oven”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} olla (plural ollas)
  1. A cooking-pot or earthenware jar used in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.
    Sense id: en-olla-en-noun-5chwgWnH
  2. A pot used for cooling water by evaporation in Latin America.
    Sense id: en-olla-en-noun-5o8pyZYg
  3. An unglazed earthenware pot, buried to provide slow steady irrigation.
    Sense id: en-olla-en-noun-X3Q9oz7I
  4. A cinerary urn in ancient Rome. Categories (topical): Cookware and bakeware
    Sense id: en-olla-en-noun-8oZ1m8aP Disambiguation of Cookware and bakeware: 24 10 11 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 1 11 75 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 3 11 62

Inflected forms

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