olla

Examples

• All

• 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

P

pipkin

vsolla

• Archaic

1 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

C

cassoulet

vsolla

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

Compounds

O

olla podrida

1 9.9

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

How Big

cauldron

18 4.8

casserole

14 2.7

olla

1 8.8

pot

475 1.0

saucepan

24 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology