-ola

1. a formative of no precise significance found in a variety of commercial coinages (Crayola; granola; Victrola ) and jocular variations of words (crapola ).

2. a suffix extracted from payola, used in coinages that have the general sense “bribery, especially covert payments to an entertainment figure in return for promoting a product, making an appearance, etc.” (playola; plugola ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ola¹

Apparently < Italian or Latin -ola diminutive suffix; -ole ¹, -ule

Example Sentences

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Ola, a recent engineering graduate, shared a video on social media about why she chose to study A-level business and how it helped her in her degree.

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He was replaced by Ola Olukoyode, an ethnic Yoruba.

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Ola's sisters, Zainab Raji and Ruki Ware, said even the smallest piece of evidence from any witnesses or those with knowledge of what happened "could be enough to put those responsible behind bars and make the streets safer for the entire community".

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"No piece of information is too small and could be the final piece of the puzzle that leads us to identify Ola's attackers."

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