yola

See also: Yola and þola

English

Etymology

Northern California slang, said to be from a blend of Spanish yo and hola.

Noun

yola (uncountable)

1. (US, slang, California, MLE) cocaine
   • 1997, Rap Pages, volume 6, numbers 1-5:

     From servin' yola and mobbin' in drop tops to gangsta tales and flat-out Westside anthems, it doesn't take much thought as to whom the target audience is […]

   • 2004, Lil' Jon and the East Side Boyz (Jonathan Mortimer Smith), Grand Finale (rap song)

     We yayo experts, we been whippin' the yola / Since the crackas decided to take the coke from Coca-Cola.

   • 2006, E-40 (Earl Stevens), White Gurl (rap song)

     Ooh I throw the yola in the pot, let it simmer and bake / Add a li'l bakin' soda, make it foam like aftershave.

Anagrams

• Loya, olay, yoal

Azerbaijani

Noun

yola

1. dative singular of yol (“road, path”)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French yole.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝola/ [ˈɟ͡ʝo.la]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝola/ [ˈɟ͡ʝo.la]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃola/ [ˈʃo.la]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒola/ [ˈʒo.la]

• Rhymes: -ola
• Syllabification: yo‧la

Noun

yola f (plural yolas)

1. yawl; small boat with oars and sail

Further reading

• “yola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-yola^?

1. (intransitive) to be pleasant

Inflection

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Yola

Alternative forms

• yolaw

Etymology

From yole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɔːˈlɔː/

Adjective

yola

1. old

   Synonym: yole

   • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, pages 80:

     Yola zong.

     An old song.

   • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 5-6:

     an na plaine garbe o' oure yola talke,

     and in the simple dress of our old dialect,

   • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, lines 1:

     Haar wee bee dhree yola mydes,

     Here we are three old maids,

   • 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, lines 1:

     Billeen Scalaane an hys yola moan,

     Billy Scallan and his old woman,

   • 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, lines 6:

     "If thou dinna gow on chul daf thee yola skien."

     "If you don't go on I'll strip your old skin."

   • 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, lines 12:

     'Tus a gearded ee freightened Billeen's yola caule.

     'Twas a goat that frightened Billy's old caule (horse).

   • 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, lines 5:

     Yola Vather Deruse hay raree cam thoare,

     Old Father Devereux early came there,

   • 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, lines 13:

     Thaare was yola Jem Mahony, a noted pipere,

     There was old Jem Mahony, a noted piper,

Derived terms

• Yola Haul