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olla

olla

9.9
A long dry palm leaf used as paper in India for old manuscripts
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : olla
  • Ancient manuscripts in southern India were often recorded on olla leaves.

Examples

  • The ancient manuscript was written on olla leaves.

  • Many scholars study texts written on olla for historical insights.

  • Collectors consider an olla a valuable artifact from early Indian cultures.

  • The olla was carefully inscribed with a sharp stylus and then dried for preservation.

  • Ancient manuscripts in southern India were often recorded on olla leaves.

  • The olla was carefully inscribed with a sharp stylus and then dried for preservation.

  • Many scholars study texts written on olla for historical insights.

Synonyms

ola
vsolla
  • Indian
3 9.9

A long palm leaf people use for writing old books in India

has identical meaning but is a spelling variant

Compounds

olla podrida
9.9

A rich Spanish stew that has mixed meats, sausages, and beans

Surface Forms

olla singular
ollas plural

Etymology

Olla (leaf) comes from a South Indian word olai (or ola) meaning 'palm leaf', the flat leaf of the talipot palm that people used like paper in old times. So an olla is literally a palm leaf used for writing and keeping stories or records.