ola

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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

surge

undulation

billow

water wave

sea

moving ridge

spell

swell

rogue wave

hello

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
o‧la
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈola/
Etymology

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

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