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How do you say "cooking pot" in Mexican Spanish?
la olla
In Mexican Spanish, "cooking pot" is la olla.
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Pronunciation
Say 'OH-yah'. The stress is on the first syllable, and the double l sounds like y.
Grammar notes
La olla is feminine. Plural is las ollas. It is used for pots in Mexican cooking throughout the Spanish world.
Example sentence
Hiervo el agua en la olla.
I boil water in the pot.
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How to remember la olla
Olla sounds like oh-ya. Picture saying oh-yeah when you see a steaming cooking pot.
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Questions about la olla
How do you say "cooking pot" in Mexican Spanish?
In Mexican Spanish, "cooking pot" is la olla. It is a noun.
Is la olla masculine or feminine?
La olla is feminine. Plural is las ollas. It is used for pots in Mexican cooking throughout the Spanish world.
How is la olla used in a sentence?
Use la olla as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Hiervo el agua en la olla. (I boil water in the pot.).
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