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olé: Arabic → Spanish · Lexodus

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olé

Unknown. Often supposed to be from Arabic الله (allāh, “God!”), used e.g. to express surprise, excitement, etc., and/or from related وَاللهِ (wa-llāhi, “by God!”), used as an oath or strong agreement.

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c. 750 CEArabic

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c. 750 CE
c. 1200

Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.