"ola" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈola/, [ˈo.la] Forms: olas [plural]
Rhymes: -ola Etymology: Perhaps from Latin undula (“wavelet”). Or, from Arabic هَوْل (hawl, “surge (of the sea, waves), fright”). Compare cognate Asturian fola. Etymology templates: {{inh|es|la|undula|t=wavelet}} Latin undula (“wavelet”), {{der|es|ar|هَوْل||surge (of the sea, waves), fright}} Arabic هَوْل (hawl, “surge (of the sea, waves), fright”), {{cog|ast|fola}} Asturian fola Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} ola f (plural olas)
  1. wave (on the surface of a liquid) Tags: feminine Synonyms: onda
    Sense id: en-ola-es-noun-rqGdtgva Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 62 16 23
  2. (figuratively) sudden appearance of a large amount of something Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-ola-es-noun-sjDmV5lh Categories (other): Spanish terms with collocations
  3. Mexican wave Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ola-es-noun-F1SW-b8b
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: estar en la cresta de la ola, ola coreana, oleada, oleaje, rompeolas

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ola meaning in Spanish (2.1kB)

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      "name": "der"
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          "text": "ola de calor ― heatwave",
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      "ipa": "/ˈola/"
    },
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    {
      "word": "estar en la cresta de la ola"
    },
    {
      "word": "ola coreana"
    },
    {
      "word": "oleada"
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    {
      "word": "oleaje"
    },
    {
      "word": "rompeolas"
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      "ipa": "[ˈo.la]"
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