olé

See also: ole, Ole, OLE, öle, Öle, -ole, and 'Ole

English

Etymology

From the Spanish olé.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oʊˈleɪ/
  • Homophone: olay

Interjection

olé

  1. An expression of excitement. Hooray!

Translations

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

One of the proposed etymologies is that it derives from the Greek term "ololizin" [1]. It has also been suggested that it comes from an Arabic invocation of Allah, or the oath والله‎ (w-állah, “by Allah!”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈle/

Interjection

olé

  1. An expression of encouragement and approval

References

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