OLLA

ola, olla

(noun) leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

olla (plural ollas)

A cooking-pot or earthenware jar used in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.

A pot used for cooling water by evaporation in Latin America.

An unglazed earthenware pot, buried to provide slow steady irrigation.

A cinerary urn in ancient Rome.

Anagrams

• 'allo, Lola, allo, allo-, lalo

Source: Wiktionary


Ol"la, n. Etym: [See Olio.]

1. A pot or jar having a wide mouth; a cinerary urn, especially one of baked clay.

2. A dish of stewed meat; an olio; an olla-podrida.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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