ole
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ole"
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
ole
- 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
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /oʊl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ol/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -oʊl
Adjective edit
ole (not comparable)
- 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
- to smell
Estonian edit
Verb edit
ole
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ole
- inflection of olla:
Anagrams edit
Friulian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
ole f (plural olis)
Laboya edit
Noun edit
ole
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
Laz edit
Noun edit
ole
- Latin spelling of ოლე (ole)
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
ole (plural oles)
- Alternative form of hole (“hole”)
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
ole
- Alternative form of hole (“healthy, whole”)
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
ole (uncountable)
- Alternative form of oile (“oil”)
Etymology 4 edit
Adjective edit
ole
- Alternative form of olde (“old”)
Northern Sami edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
olẹ
- inflection of ollit:
Papiamentu edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
ole
- to smell
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish ole.
Interjection edit
ole
Volapük edit
Pronoun edit
ole
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
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Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
òlé
- (Ekiti) the tree Canarium schweinfurthii
Usage notes edit
- Used by speakers of the Àkúrẹ́ subdialect