ola

Portuguese

/ˈo.la/

noun
Definitions
  • wave a group activity in a crowd imitating a wave going through water, where people in successive parts of the crowd stand and stretch upward, then sit

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian ola (waves).

Origin

Spanish

ola

Gloss

waves

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