"ole" meaning in English

See ole in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əʊl/ [Received-Pronunciation], [oʊl] [Received-Pronunciation], /ɒl/ (note: doll–dole merger), /ol/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ole2.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -əʊl Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ole (not comparable)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of old. Tags: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: old Derived forms: big ole, caddy ole punch, good ole, little ole, li'l' ole, li'l ole, lil ole Related terms: ol'
    Sense id: en-ole-en-adj-ZLWacmUW Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 88 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Interjection

IPA: /oʊˈleɪ/, /ɒˈleɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ole.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish olé. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|es:olé|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "olé", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ole", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="ole"> Borrowed from Spanish olé.
  1. An interjection used to stir up excitement.
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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