ole

See also: Ole, OLE, olé, öle, Öle, -ole, and 'Ole

English

Etymology 1

Spanish olé

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oʊˈleɪ/

• Audio (UK)

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• Rhymes: -eɪ

Interjection

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /oʊl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ol/

• Audio (UK)

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• Rhymes: -oʊl

Adjective

ole (not comparable)

1. Pronunciation spelling of old.

   D'you see the ole guy sitting over there?

Derived terms

Derived terms

• big ole
• good ole
• little ole, li'l' ole, li'l ole, lil ole

See also

• ol'

Anagrams

• EOL, Elo, LEO, Leo, Loe, OEL, elo, leo

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Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish oler (“to smell”).

Verb

olé

1. to smell

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Estonian

Verb

ole

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

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Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ole

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

Anagrams

• Elo, Leo, elo

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Friulian

Etymology

From Latin ōlla.

Noun

ole f (plural olis)

1. earthen jar
2. cooking pot

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Laboya

Noun

ole

1. friend

   Synonym: oda

References

• 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

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Latin

Verb

olē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of oleō

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Laz

Noun

ole

1. Latin spelling of ოლე (ole)

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

ole (plural oles)

1. Alternative form of hole (“hole”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

ole

1. Alternative form of hole (“healthy, whole”)

Etymology 3

Noun

ole (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of oile (“oil”)

Etymology 4

Adjective

ole

1. Alternative form of olde (“old”)

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Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈole/

Verb

olẹ

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

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish oler.

Verb

ole

1. to smell

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Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish ole.

Interjection

ole

ole

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Volapük

Pronoun

ole

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

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Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.lè/

Noun

olè

1. thief

   Synonyms: jàgùdà, ọlọ́sà

Derived terms

• jalè (“to steal”)
• olè-jíjà (“theft”)

Related terms

• ìgárá (“robber”)

Etymology 2

Igi òlé

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.ꜜlé/

Noun

òlé

1. (Ekiti) the tree Canarium schweinfurthii

Usage notes

• Used by speakers of the Àkúrẹ́ subdialect