Olla vs. Hello

Ollanoun

A cooking-pot or earthenware jar used in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.

Ollanoun

A pot used for cooling water by evaporation in Latin America.

Ollanoun

An unglazed earthenware pot, buried to provide slow steady irrigation.

Ollanoun

A cinerary urn in ancient Rome.

Ollanoun

A pot or jar having a wide mouth; a cinerary urn, especially one of baked clay.

Ollanoun

A dish of stewed meat; an olio; an olla-podrida.

Ollanoun

leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper

Olla

An olla is a ceramic jar, often unglazed, used for cooking stews or soups, for the storage of water or dry foods, or for other purposes like the irrigation of olive trees. Ollas have short wide necks and wider bellies, resembling beanpots or handis.

Hellointerjection

A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

Hellointerjection

A greeting used when answering the telephone.

Hellointerjection

A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.

Hellointerjection

(colloquial) Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed or referred to has done something the speaker or writer considers to be foolish.

Hellointerjection

An expression of puzzlement or discovery.

Hellonoun

"Hello!" or an equivalent greeting.

Helloverb

(transitive) To greet with "hello".

Hellointerjection

An exclamation used as a greeting, to call attention, as an exclamation of surprise, or to encourage one. This variant of Halloo and Holloo has become the dominant form. In the United States, it is the most common greeting used in answering a telephone.

Hellonoun

an expression of greeting;

Hello

Hello is a salutation or greeting in the English language. It is first attested in writing from 1826.