olá

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ola"

Portuguese

Alternative forms

holá (obsolete)

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Spanish hola (“hello”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈla/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈla/

(Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɔ.ˈla/, /o.ˈla/
Audio (Portugal) (file)
Rhymes: -a
Hyphenation: o‧lá

Interjection

olá

hello; hi (greeting)
Synonyms: viva, (Brazil) oi, (Brazil) e aí?, (telephone) alô

References

“olá” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
“olá” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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