olla
Clay cooking vessel
An olla is a wide-mouthed earthenware pot or jar, used traditionally in Spanish-speaking cultures for cooking or storing water.
The porous clay keeps water cool through evaporation.
In the American Southwest, ollas appear in both archaeological contexts and contemporary gardens, where they're buried to slowly irrigate plant roots: She filled the olla before the weekend trip.
Vessel for cooking
- jarWide-mouthed storage vessel
- urnDecorative container for ashes
- jugHandled pouring container
- containerThing for storing items
receptacle · lid · rim · belly · neck · handle · spout · rounded
Low-temperature fired pottery
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
- kilnOven for hardening clay
wheel-thrown · handcrafted · coiling · glazing · firing · bisque · porous · artisan
Originating in a region
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- archaeologicalOf studying ancient remains
artifact · pueblo · Mexican · Spanish · colonial · ritual · ceremonial · funerary
pot
Vessel for cooking
container · receptacle · lid · rim · belly · neck · handle · spout · rounded
earthenware
Low-temperature fired pottery
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
kiln · wheel-thrown · handcrafted · coiling · glazing · firing · bisque · porous · artisan · slip
indigenous
Originating in a region
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
archaeological · artifact · pueblo · Mexican · Spanish · colonial · ritual · ceremonial · funerary · heirloom
slow-cook
Cook gradually with heat
pozole · frijoles · tagine · stockpot · lidded · hearth · firewood · charcoal · comal
buried
Placed beneath earth
unglazed · watering · garden · permaculture · subsurface · roots · moisture · soaking
- contenedoresbolsa, bowl, cazuela, canasta, mochila
- cookwarepan, Dutch oven, pot, pans, pots
- clay vesselsclay pot, clay jar, earthenware pot, terracotta pot, terra cotta pot
- Mexican cookwarecomal, metate, tortilla press, cazuela, clay pot
- O'odhambasketry, adobe homes, desert farming, irrigation canals, ceremonial songs
- Roman vesselsamphora, amphorae, patella, vas, calyx
ollacast iron pot
Heavy metal cookware
aluminum pot · copper pot · stainless steel pot · Dutch oven · steel pan
ollainstant pot
Electric programmable pressure cooker
pressure cooker · slow cooker · electric cooker · microwave · rice cooker