"ole" meaning in English

See ole in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /oʊl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ol/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ole2.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -oʊl 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, 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 entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 91 9 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 87 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Interjection

IPA: /oʊˈleɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ole.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: Spanish olé Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|olé}} Spanish olé Head templates: {{en-interj}} ole
  1. An interjection used to stir up excitement.
    Sense id: en-ole-en-intj-XLZs4iRU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Download JSON data for ole meaning in English (3.3kB)

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