"olla" meaning in Spanish

See olla in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈoʝa/, [ˈo.ʝa], /ˈoʝa/, [ˈo.ʝa], /ˈoʎa/, [ˈo.ʎa], /ˈoʃa/, [ˈo.ʃa], /ˈoʒa/, [ˈo.ʒa], /ˈoja/, [ˈo.ja] Forms: ollas [plural]
Rhymes: -oʝa, -oʝa (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain), -oʎa (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines), -oʃa (Buenos Aires and environs), -oʒa (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay), -oja (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama)) Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish olla, from Latin ōlla, from Proto-Italic *aukslā, from Proto-Indo-European *Hukʷsleh₂, Proto-Indo-European *Hukʷ- (“cooking pot”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|olla|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish olla, {{inh+|es|osp|olla}} Inherited from Old Spanish olla, {{inh|es|la|ōlla}} Latin ōlla, {{inh|es|itc-pro|*aukslā}} Proto-Italic *aukslā, {{inh|es|ine-pro|*Hukʷsleh₂}} Proto-Indo-European *Hukʷsleh₂, {{der|es|ine-pro|*Hukʷ-|t=cooking pot}} Proto-Indo-European *Hukʷ- (“cooking pot”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} olla f (plural ollas)
  1. pot, pan; kettle (vessel used for cooking food) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-olla-es-noun-dJNu4-YR Categories (other): Containers, Cookware and bakeware Disambiguation of Containers: 82 9 8 Disambiguation of Cookware and bakeware: 90 5 5
  2. stew (dish cooked by stewing) Tags: feminine Synonyms: guisado, guiso, cocido, estofado
    Sense id: en-olla-es-noun-BzxAAA0u
  3. pool, whirlpool Tags: feminine Synonyms: remolino, vorágine
    Sense id: en-olla-es-noun-78kD9XqR Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 26 32 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ollería, ollero
Derived forms: cabeza de olla, café de olla, comerse la olla, donde tengas la olla no metas la polla, en olla, irse la olla, olla a presión, olla de presión, olla de carne, olla de cocción lenta (english: slow cooker), olla de fuego, olla de grillos, olla de vapor (english: steamer) [Mexico, Spain], olla eléctrica (english: crockpot), olla express, olla podrida, ollón, tomaollas (english: potholder) [Chile], tumbo de olla

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈoʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈo.ʝa]"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈoʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈo.ʝa]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈoʎa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈo.ʎa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈoʃa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈo.ʃa]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈoʒa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈo.ʒa]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈoja/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈo.ja]"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oja (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))"
    },
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      "word": "café de olla"
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      "word": "comerse la olla"
    },
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      "word": "donde tengas la olla no metas la polla"
    },
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      "word": "en olla"
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      "word": "irse la olla"
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      "word": "olla a presión"
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      "ipa": "/ˈoʝa/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈo.ʝa]"
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      "ipa": "[ˈo.ʎa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈoʃa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈo.ʃa]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈoʒa/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈo.ʒa]"
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      "ipa": "/ˈoja/"
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-oʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)"
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      "rhymes": "-oʒa (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)"
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      "homophone": "(ll-y neutralization) hoya"
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