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noun, feminine

olla

/ˈoʝa/

noun, feminine/ˈoʝa/plural: ollas

pot, pan; kettle (vessel used for cooking food); stew (dish cooked by stewing); pool, whirlpool

Synonyms: guisado, guiso, cocido, estofado, remolino, vorágine

Inherited from Old Spanish olla, from Latin ōlla, from Proto-Italic *aukslā, from Proto-Indo-European *Hukʷsleh₂, Proto-Indo-European *Hukʷ- (“cooking pot”).