ole

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Spanish olé.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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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

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ole (not comparable)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of old.
    D'you see the ole guy sitting over there?
Derived terms
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See also

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Anagrams

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Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish oler (to smell).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /oˈle/, [oˈle]
  • Hyphenation: o‧le

Verb

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olé

  1. to smell

Conjugation

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Estonian

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Verb

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ole

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

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

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ole

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

Anagrams

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Franco-Provençal

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Noun

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ole (plural ole) (Beaujolais, Graphie de Conflans)

  1. Alternative form of âla (wing) documented in the following location(s): Belleroche

Friulian

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Etymology

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From Latin ōlla.

Noun

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ole f (plural olis)

  1. earthen jar
  2. cooking pot

Laboya

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Noun

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ole

  1. friend
    Synonym: oda

References

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  • 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

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Verb

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olē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of oleō

Laz

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Noun

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ole

  1. Latin spelling of ოლე (ole)

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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ole (plural oles)

  1. Alternative form of hole (hole)

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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ole

  1. Alternative form of hole (healthy, whole)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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ole (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of oile (oil)

Etymology 4

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Adjective

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ole

  1. Alternative form of olde (old)

Northern Sami

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Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈole/

Verb

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olẹ

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

Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Spanish oler.

Verb

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ole

  1. to smell

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Spanish ole.

Interjection

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ole

  1. ole

Volapük

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Pronoun

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ole

  1. (dative singular of ol) to you (where the "you" is singular)
    • 1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 19:
      If laboböv moni, remoböv ole buki at.
      If I had money, I would buy this book for you.

Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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Compare with Itsekiri olè, ultimately a Proto-Edekiri innovation, see Proto-Edekiri *o-lè, which likely displaced *ó-jí (thief)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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olè

  1. thief
    Synonyms: jàgùdà, ọlọ́sà
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Etymology 2

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Igi òlé

Pronunciation

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Noun

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òlé

  1. (Ekiti) the tree Canarium schweinfurthii
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