olá

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ola"

Macanese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Portuguese olá, from Spanish hola.

Interjection

olá

1. hello, hi

Etymology 2

Verb

olá

1. alternative form of olâ (“to see, to watch”)

   Olá nhónha... morê empido! ― Looking at girls... you will die on your feet!

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• holá (obsolete)

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Spanish hola (“hello”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈla/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈla/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɔ.ˈla/, /o.ˈla/

• Audio (Portugal):

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• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: o‧lá

Interjection

olá

1. hello; hi (greeting)

   Synonyms: viva, (Brazil) oi, (Brazil) e aí?, (telephone) alô

References

• “olá”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “olá”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025