: a large bulging widemouthed earthenware vessel sometimes with looped handles used (as by Pueblo Indians) for storage, cooking, or as a container for water
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Like the ollas, Johnson does not recommend this method for water-sensitive plants, such as succulents.—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2025 No longer are they made from clay ollas — used for hauling water or storing food — that would make a loud pop when cracked.—Susan Montoya Bryan, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023 Summer squash grows well with an olla or in a self-watering container.—Christopher Michel, Country Living, 18 July 2022 In the adjacent Victor Manuel market, make time for Willimapu restaurant, which serves Indigneous Mapuche specialties like curanto en olla, a one-pot feast of seafood and meat.—Patricia Garip, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2022 The Monterey Park restaurant offers all of this and more: a massive new torta ahogada, as well as cafe de olla.—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022 Osorio makes café de olla for herself and Vanesa Ramirez, 53.—Laura Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2022
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Spanish, from Latin olla, aulla pot; akin to Sanskrit ukhā pot and probably to Goth auhns oven
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