olá
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ola"
Macanese
Etymology 1
Inherited from Portuguese olá, from Spanish hola.
Interjection
olá
Etymology 2
Verb
olá
- alternative form of olâ (“to see, to watch”)
- Olá nhónha... morê empido! ― Looking at girls... you will die on your feet!
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- holá (obsolete)
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Spanish hola (“hello”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈla/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔˈla/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ɔ.ˈla/, /o.ˈla/
Audio (Portugal): (file) - Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: o‧lá
Interjection
olá
References
- “olá”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “olá”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025