English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Spanish olé

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /oʊˈleɪ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Interjection edit

ole

  1. An interjection used to stir up excitement.
    • 1979, The Boomtown Rats (lyrics and music), “Nothing Happened Today”, in The Fine Art of Surfacing:
      Harry Hooper living in No. 10 / He bought a toupee and glued it to his head / "It looks very natural" everybody said / But then his wife said "Toupee, isn't that a French word?" / And Harry said "Ole!" / She said "That's a Spanish word." / And he said "O.K., can't tell the difference these days."

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

ole (not comparable)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of old.
    D'you see the ole guy sitting over there?
Derived terms edit

See also edit

Anagrams edit

Chavacano edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish oler (to smell).

Verb edit

olé

  1. to smell

Estonian edit

Verb edit

ole

  1. present indicative connegative of olema
  2. second-person singular imperative of olema

Finnish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈoleˣ/, [ˈo̞le̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ole
  • Syllabification(key): o‧le

Verb edit

ole

  1. inflection of olla:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular imperative
    3. second-person singular imperative connegative

Anagrams edit

Friulian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin ōlla.

Noun edit

ole f (plural olis)

  1. earthen jar
  2. cooking pot

Laboya edit

Noun edit

ole

  1. friend
    Synonym: oda

References edit

  • Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “ole”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 75

Latin edit

Verb edit

olē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of oleō

Laz edit

Noun edit

ole

  1. Latin spelling of ოლე (ole)

Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

ole (plural oles)

  1. Alternative form of hole (hole)

Etymology 2 edit

Adjective edit

ole

  1. Alternative form of hole (healthy, whole)

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

ole (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of oile (oil)

Etymology 4 edit

Adjective edit

ole

  1. Alternative form of olde (old)

Northern Sami edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈole/

Verb edit

olẹ

  1. inflection of ollit:
    1. present indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular imperative
    3. imperative connegative

Papiamentu edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish oler.

Verb edit

ole

  1. to smell

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish ole.

Interjection edit

ole

  1. ole

Volapük edit

Pronoun edit

ole

  1. (dative singular of ol) to you (where the "you" is singular)

Yoruba edit

Etymology 1 edit

Compare with Itsekiri olè, ultimately a Proto-Edekiri innovation, see Proto-Edekiri *o-lè, which likely displaced *ó-jí (thief)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

olè

  1. thief
    Synonyms: jàgùdà, ọlọ́sà
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

 
Igi òlé

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

òlé

  1. (Ekiti) the tree Canarium schweinfurthii
Usage notes edit