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

/ ˈoʎa; ˈɒlə /

noun

1. a cooking pot
2. short for olla podrida

Word History and Origins

Origin of olla¹

Spanish, from Latin olla, variant of aulla pot

Example Sentences

One girl described a paseo de olla, a hike in Colombia in which members each bring a different ingredient to contribute to a cookout of a big communal stew.

From Los Angeles Times

Last week, however, vandals drove a vehicle through one of the habitat restoration areas, destroying two clay ollas — water vessels used for irrigation — and leaving tire marks through mulch piles around the trees.

From Seattle Times

Know where to find a soothing café de olla?

From Los Angeles Times

"Then, we made cafe de olla with cinnamon sticks, dark brown cane sugar, and orange peels," Milchtein wrote.

From Salon

Then, we made cafe de olla with cinnamon sticks, dark brown cane sugar, and orange peels.

From Salon