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olla

[ aw-lyah, aw-yah; English ol-uh ]
/ ˈɔ lyɑ, ˈɔ yɑ; English ˈɒl ə /
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noun Spanish.
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
a stew.
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OLLA

Office of Lend Lease Administration.
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British Dictionary definitions for olla

olla
/ (ˈɒlə, Spanish ˈoʎa) /

noun
a cooking pot
short for olla podrida

Word Origin for olla

Spanish, from Latin olla, variant of aulla pot
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