-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

“In a modern high-tech car, you have pretty much all five continents inside that modern car,” Mercedes CEO Ola Kallenius said, according to a transcript of an earnings call from FactSet.

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"He needs surgery urgently," Ola says, "but it's complicated. Doctors told us it could cause his death, a stroke or brain hemorrhage. He needs surgery in a well-equipped place."

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Ola Abu Said sits gently stroking the hair of her son Amar.

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Injuries to Murillo and Ola Aina robbed a defence which was so settled last season of some of its key foundations.

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It was apparently impossible for Ola to believe a British or American teenager couldn't pay.

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