ola

Meaning

1. (feminine) wave (on the surface of a liquid)
2. (feminine, figuratively) sudden appearance of a large amount of something
3. (feminine) Mexican wave

Concepts

wave

👋

billow

surge

undulation

rogue wave

swell

water wave

water wave

hello

👋

moving ridge

sea

🌊

spell

Synonyms

onda

👋

oleada

👋

zigzag

caramba

interruptor automático

caja del interruptor automático

hola

👋

ola de mar

ondulación

Translations

vague

👋

Welle

👋

onda

👋

onda

👋

onde

👋

κύμα

Woge

golf

👋

unda

👋

ona

👋

onada

👋

vaga

👋

dalga

👋

baar

Hyphenated as

o‧la

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈola/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: undula

Cognate with Asturian: fola

In summary

Perhaps from Latin undula (“wavelet”). Or, from Arabic هَوْل (hawl, “surge (of the sea, waves), fright”). Compare cognate Asturian fola.