ollero

Spanish

Etymology

From olla +‎ -ero or from Late Latin ōllārius, from Latin ōlla.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /oˈʝeɾo/ [oˈʝe.ɾo]

• IPA^(key): /oˈʝeɾo/ [oˈʝe.ɾo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• IPA^(key): /oˈʎeɾo/ [oˈʎe.ɾo] (Andes Mountains, rustic northern Spain, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /oˈʃeɾo/ [oˈʃe.ɾo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /oˈʒeɾo/ [oˈʒe.ɾo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: o‧lle‧ro

Noun

ollero m (plural olleros)

1. maker or seller of pots, pans, kettles, etc. or other clay objects, potter

See also

• alfarero

Further reading

• “ollero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025