ule

[ oo-ley ]

noun

caucho.
a tree that produces caucho.

Origin of ule

1840–50; <Mexican Spanish (h)ule<Nahuatl ōlli caoutchouc

Words Nearby ule

Other definitions for -ule (2 of 2)

-ule

a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, originally diminutive nouns (capsule; globule; nodule) or noun derivatives of verbs (ligule).

Origin of -ule

From French, from Latin -ulus, -ula, -ulum diminutive formative with nouns of the 1st and 2nd declensions, ultimately from unattested -el- (cf. -cle¹, -elle, -ole¹); the deverbative suffix -ulus, etc. (cf. cingulum, tumulus) is of distinct origin

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How to use ule in a sentence

So it was settled that the sun spent all his time in the neighbourhood of ule.
The Flamp, The Ameliorator, and The Schoolboy's Apprentice | E. V. Lucas
Measures had of course been taken to keep the Flamp out of ule.
The Flamp, The Ameliorator, and The Schoolboy's Apprentice | E. V. Lucas
Suffice it to say, that henceforward the Flamp became the guardian of ule.
The Flamp, The Ameliorator, and The Schoolboy's Apprentice | E. V. Lucas
Equivalent to the English suffixes -let in "streamlet," -ule in "globule," "pustule."
The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto | George Cox
The elder folks gathered in knots in the churchyard, greeting and shaking hands; and the children ran about crying, ule!
Old Christmas From the Sketch Book of Washington Irving | Washington Irving

British Dictionary definitions for -ule

-ule

suffix forming nouns

indicating smallness: globule

Origin of -ule

from Latin -ulus, diminutive suffix

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