ule

[ oo-ley ]

/ ˈu leɪ /

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noun

caucho.

a tree that produces caucho.

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Origin of ule

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

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 smallnessglobule

Word Origin for -ule

from Latin -ulus, diminutive suffix

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Medical definitions for ule

ule-

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Variant ofulo-