-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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Word History and Origins

Origin of -ola¹

Apparently < Italian or Latin -ola diminutive suffix; -ole ¹, -ule

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Example Sentences

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Ola's sisters, Zainab Raji and Ruki Ware, said even the smallest piece of evidence from any witnesses or those with knowledge of what happened "could be enough to put those responsible behind bars and make the streets safer for the entire community".

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"No piece of information is too small and could be the final piece of the puzzle that leads us to identify Ola's attackers."

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Ola Raji was stabbed and shot in a senseless attack by two men while cycling on the East Surrey Grove estate, near Commercial Way, in Peckham, south London, on the night of 21 April 2015.

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Ola Electric has lost close to 70% of its value in the seven months since the IPO was launched.

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Sales of Ola's scooters are down to less than half from April last year and the company's losses have widened.

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