olla
la olla
pot
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How do you say olla in Spanish?
How do you pronounce olla in Spanish?
olla is pronounced /la ˈoʎa/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La olla nueva está hirviendo agua caliente en la estufa.
The new pot is boiling hot water on the stove.
Mi abuela regaló su olla favorita a mi madre porque era muy antigua.
My grandmother gave her favorite pot to my mother because it was very old.
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Why is it feminine?
Olla is feminine because it descends from Latin "olla" (a cooking pot), which was already feminine in Latin, likely due to the Latin suffix "-a" being predominantly associated with feminine nouns. The gender was preserved through the regular sound changes from Latin to Spanish.
What is the Spanish word for pot?
The Spanish word for pot is la olla — feminine.
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