olla
Spanish, noun/ˈoʝa/
olla is spelled O-L-L-A (4 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,258th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Olla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “pot, pan; kettle (vessel used for cooking food)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Recipiente cilíndrico o hemisférico, más ancho que alto y de boca amplia, usado para cocinar o calentar…”.
What does olla mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepot, pan; kettle (vessel used for cooking food)
- 2
femininestew (dish cooked by stewing)
- 3
femininepool, whirlpool
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Recipiente cilíndrico o hemisférico, más ancho que alto y de boca amplia, usado para cocinar o calentar alimentos. 2. Plato preparado en un recipiente tal.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of olla
- ollas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce olla?
- /ˈoʝa/
- [ˈo.ʝa]
- [ˈoʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to olla
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is olla in Spanish?
olla appears 7.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).