Feminine
ola
Meaning
- (feminine) wave (on the surface of a liquid)
- (feminine,figuratively) sudden appearance of a large amount of something
- (feminine) Mexican wave
Concepts
water wave
water wave
moving ridge
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Frequency
Hyphenated as
o‧la
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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