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olla

olla

8.8
A clay cooking pot used for making soups and stews
  • noun
  • /ˈɔɪə/
translation icon : olla
  • The olla was made of clay.

Examples

  • She cooked the soup in an olla.

  • The chef prepared the soup in a large olla over an open flame.

  • Many families in Mexico still use an olla to cook traditional dishes.

  • She bought a handmade olla at the local market for her kitchen.

  • In the kitchen, Maria carefully stirred the stew in the olla, a traditional pot passed down through generations.

  • The chef prepared a delicious paella using an ancient olla that had been in his family for decades.

  • During the fiesta, vendors sold savory dishes cooked in clay ollas to everyone wandering by.

Synonyms

cassoulet
vsolla
1 8.1

A deep round clay pot used to cook and serve slow stews in southern France

is a traditional Spanish cooking pot used widely not a French stew serving vessel
pipkin
vsolla
  • Archaic
9.9

A small clay pot for cooking or heating food

is a larger traditional Spanish earthen pot for cooking rather than just small heating

Compounds

olla podrida
9.9

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

How Big

cauldron
27 4.8
casserole
13 2.7
olla
8.8
pot
377 1.0
saucepan
34 1.0

Surface Forms

olla singular
ollas plural

Etymology

Olla (pot) comes from Spanish and Latin olla, meaning 'pot' or a small clay pot, and it names the round earthenware vessel used for cooking soups and stews. That's why an olla today is a traditional cooking pot.