name
Meaning 1
A town in Kwara State, Nigeria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
olla
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɒlə/
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/ˈɔjə/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɒlə
noun
Meaning 2
A cooking-pot or earthenware jar used in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A pot used for cooling water by evaporation in Latin America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
An unglazed earthenware pot, buried to provide slow steady irrigation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
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noun
Meaning 5
A cinerary urn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ancient-Rome
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noun
Meaning 6
leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ola
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Broader terms: writing paper
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish olla, from Latin ōlla, aulla; akin to Sanskrit उखा (ukhā, “pot”), and probably also Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃 (auhns, “oven”).