🇪🇸 Spanish

ollas

feminine

las ollas

pots

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ollas
/las ˈoʎas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ollas in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈoʎas/

How do you pronounce ollas in Spanish?

ollas is pronounced /las ˈoʎas/ 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?

Ollas 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 pots?

The Spanish word for pots is las ollas — feminine.

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