-ola

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

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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Origin of -ola

Apparently <Italian or Latin -ola diminutive suffix; see -ole¹, -ule

Words nearby -ola

okta, OKT cell, Oktoberfest, Okuninushi, OL, -ola, Olaf I, Olaf II, Olaf V, olallieberry, Öland

Example sentences from the Web for -ola

I connected with OLA, along with several co-conspirators, a few weeks after the encampment began on the Sukkot holiday.
A Year On: Occupy L.A. And God|Aryeh Cohen|September 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Some of the leadership and folks of OLA were deeply suspicious of religious involvement.
A Year On: Occupy L.A. And God|Aryeh Cohen|September 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Our initial gathering morphed into the Interfaith Sanctuary at OLA.
A Year On: Occupy L.A. And God|Aryeh Cohen|September 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Among the participants was Ola Abdelrahman, a 15-year-old from New Jersey, who was taking the memory plunge for the second time.
Following Joshua Foer to the USA Memory Championship|Rob Verger|April 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST

“Norway lost its innocence today,” a grim-faced Ola Borten Moe, the minister of oil and energy, told The Daily Beast.
Norway's Terror Shock|Asne Seierstad|July 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The troubles in Albay ended with the surrender of Ola on September 25, 1903.
The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2)|Dean Conant Worcester
Ola Simonsen having been safely deposited on board, Nils Petter handed up a number of items in addition.
Dry Fish and Wet|Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen
As we passed along the narrow street, Antonio was hailed with an “Ola!”
The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2]|George Borrow
Report of the Committee on Ola Hipsson's motion to remove the fences.
The Red Room|August Strindberg
He also gives the child an ola (strip of palm leaf) inscribed with them, and receives in return a small fee in cash.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

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