órale

See also: orale

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from ora, apheretic form of ahora + le. Some other Mexican Spanish exclamations used to exhort are proparoxytone imperative forms ending with -le (ándale, apúrale, córrele, etc.).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoɾale/

Interjection

órale

  1. (Mexico) let's go, come on, hurry (used to exhort)
  2. (Mexico) oh my God, wow (indicates amazement, astonishment, excitement, surprise, shock, fear)
  3. (Mexico) yes, ok (indicates approbation)
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