olla

Meaning

1. A cooking-pot or earthenware jar used in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.
2. A pot used for cooling water by evaporation in Latin America.
3. An unglazed earthenware pot, buried to provide slow steady irrigation.
4. A cinerary urn in ancient Rome.

Synonyms

ola

bear

🐻

carry

carry weight

come

comprise

constitute

dwell

go

have

have got

hold

house

🏠

lend

be

make

make up

number

🔢

place

repose

represent

reside

rest

run

sit

🪑

total

wear

water pot

lie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒlə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish olla, from Latin olla, aulla; akin to Sanskrit उखा (ukhā, “pot”), and probably also Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃 (auhns, “oven”).