-ola

American  

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 ).

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Etymology

Origin of -ola

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

Example Sentences

As Ola Aina tried to clear the ball, it hit Mac Allister and flew into the net.

From BBC

Mac Allister had a goal ruled out when the ball came off his arm as he charged down Ola Aina's attempted clearance.

From Barron's

"Amid a dynamic market environment, our financial results remained within our guidance," chief executive Ola Kaellenius said, adding that he saw hope in over 40 new model launches planned for the next three years.

From Barron's

Ms. Duleba-Kasza’s Ola is a woebegone delight; one can sense the psychic miles Marcin has run up on her.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not even when Ola takes over the Nora role, nor when she and her estranged husband have to portray the breakup scene in the play.

From The Wall Street Journal