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olé

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o⋅lé

[oh-ley]
–interjection
1. (used as a shout of approval, triumph, or encouragement).
–noun
2. a cry of “olé.”

Origin:
< Sp (h)ole, prob. of expressive orig.
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o·lé   (ō-lā')   
interj.  Used to express excited approval.
n.  A cry of "olé."

[Spanish, perhaps from Arabic wa-llāh, by God! (used as an expression of admiration) : wa-, and; see w in Semitic roots + allāh, God; see Allah.]
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