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• olla
  olla

  noun

  a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
• OLLA
  OLLA

  Office of Lend Lease Administration.

olla

¹ American  

[aw-lyah, aw-yah, ol-uh] / ˈɔ ljɑ, ˈɔ jɑ, ˈɒl ə /

noun

Spanish.

1. a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.

2. a stew.

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OLLA ² American  

1. Office of Lend Lease Administration.

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olla British  

/ ˈoʎa, ˈɒlə /

noun

1. a cooking pot

2. short for olla podrida

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Etymology

Origin of olla

Spanish, from Latin olla, variant of aulla pot

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Example Sentences

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olla

Start with a less complex mole like a pipian, mole de olla or a mole verde that doesn’t require as many ingredients as something like a mole negro.

From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2025

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

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2022

Alternatively, spike a batch of café de olla, a sweet, spiced Mexican coffee that is traditionally made in an olla, or clay pot.

From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2022

Mexican cooks infuse frijoles negros de olla with chiles for a touch of heat.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2022

I longed for the smell and taste of home cooking, especially flour tortillas, frijoles de la olla, and carne con chile.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

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