"-ola" meaning in English

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Suffix

Rhymes: -əʊlə Etymology: From Latin -ola, -ula, feminine form of -ulus, -lus (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-ola}} Latin -ola, {{m|la|-ula|}} -ula, {{m|la|-ulus}} -ulus, {{m|la|-lus|pos=diminutive suffix}} -lus (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ola, {{en-suffix}} -ola
  1. Used to form the names of several commercial companies and products. Tags: morpheme Related terms (commercial names at Wikipedia): Motorola, Moviola, Movieola, Pianola (english: in article on player pianos), Radiola, Shinola, Victrola
    Sense id: en--ola-en-suffix-kc-TKOOj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 20 9 35 Derived forms: blogola, boffola, cashola, crapola, gayola, granola, hideola, Motorola, payola, pianola, plugola, Shinola, Victrola, zipola Disambiguation of 'commercial names at Wikipedia': 52 36 12
  2. (entertainment industry) Used to form pejorative terms associated with commercial bribery. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ola-en-suffix-ayKkhSuX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 20 9 35 Topics: economics, entertainment, entertainment-industry, lifestyle, science, sciences
  3. Used to form humorous and pejorative words. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ola-en-suffix-Q1PzpMJs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Rhymes: -əʊlə Etymology: From Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|oleum|t=oil, olive oil}} Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ola, {{en-suffix}} -ola
  1. Used to form words relating to oil or oiliness Tags: morpheme Derived forms: Mazola, canola
    Sense id: en--ola-en-suffix-1Vz9Qmo3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 20 9 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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