Definition of "olla" []

• Southwestern U.S. A rounded earthenware pot or jar, used especially for cooking or for carrying water. (noun)
• An olla podrida. (noun)

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• "She missed what she called the olla-podrida phrases to which she had always been accustomed; and in her desire to behave with propriety, there was an unwonted sense of constraint."
• "Unlike the ancient pottery of the area, this "olla" is of dab and wattle construction."
• "Cafe de olla is a Mexican hot beverage brewed from dark-roasted coffee beans, piloncillo (a Mexican dark-brown sugar) and cinnamon."