olla

ˈɔɪə

Definition

Definition of olla - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

cooking

Rare

wide-mouthed earthenware cooking pot

Rare

She cooked the stew in an old olla over the open fire..

cauldron

pot

gardening

TECH.

unglazed pot for slow irrigation

TECH.

The farmer buried an olla to water the plants.

history

Rare

cinerary urn in ancient Rome

Rare

The museum displayed an ancient Roman olla.

urn

vase

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olla podrida

Spanish stew with meat, vegetables, and beans

We enjoyed a hearty olla podrida for dinner.

Origin of olla

Spanish, olla (pot)

Examples of olla in a sentence

They displayed an ancient olla in the museum.
An olla can conserve water in dry climates.
She used an olla to keep her herbs hydrated.
Archaeologists discovered an olla during the excavation.
The olla contained ashes from ancient rituals.

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French:marmite en terre cuite, pot poreux d'irrigation, ...
German:Tontopf, Bewässerungstopf, ...
Italian:pentola, olla, ...
Spanish:cazuela, olla de barro, ...
Portuguese:panela de cerâmica, vaso de irrigação lenta, ...
Chinese:砂锅, 陶罐, ...
Japanese:オジャ, 灌漑壺, ...
Arabic:قِدْر فَخَّارِي, جرة فَخار, ...
Hebrew:קְדֵרָה, אוֹלָה, ...
Russian:глиняный горшок, горшок для орошения, ...
Ukrainian:горщик, ойя, ...
Hindi:ओला, सिंचाई बर्तन, ...
Bengali:মাটির হাঁড়ি, ওল্লা, ...
Catalan:olla de fang, test, ...
Czech:hliněný hrnec, ola, ...
Danish:lergryde, olla, ...
Dutch:aarden pot, olla, ...
Greek:πήλινη κατσαρόλα, olla, ...
Hungarian:cserépfazék, agyagkorsó, ...
Khmer:ឆ្នាំងដីមាត់ទូលាយសម្រាប់ចម្អិនអាហារ, ឆ្នាំងដីមិនមានស្រោប សម្រាប់ស្រោចទឹកយឺតៗ, ...
Korean:오야, 올라, ...
Persian:دیگ سفالی, اولا, ...
Polish:gliniany garnek, olla, ...
Portuguese (BR):panela de cerâmica, pote de irrigação, ...
Romanian:oală de lut, vas de irigare, ...
Swedish:gryta, bevattningskruka, ...
Thai:หม้อดินเผา, โอญา, ...
Turkish:toprak tencere, sulama kabı, ...
Vietnamese:nồi đất, nồi tưới, ...

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