olé
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From the Spanish olé.
Pronunciation [edit]
Interjection [edit]
olé
- An expression of excitement. Hooray!
Anagrams [edit]
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
It has been suggested that it comes from an Arabic invocation of Allah, or the oath والله (w-állah), “by Allah!”. However, there is an evident disagreement about this hypothesis[1][2].
Interjection [edit]
olé
- An expression of encouragement and approval
References [edit]
- ^ Alan S. Kaye, Two Alleged Arabic Etymologies, Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Volume 64, Number 2 (2005)
- ^ http://alexsteer.net/blog/2009/11/ole-allah-and-all/
