-ola

suffix

Used to form the names of several commercial companies and products.

Meanings

-ola1

suffix
  1. Used to form the names of several commercial companies and products.
  2. economicsUsed to form pejorative terms associated with commercial bribery.
  3. Used to form humorous and pejorative words.

-ola2

suffix
  1. Used to form words relating to oil or oiliness

Origin

-ola · suffix

  1. Latin-ola
  2. English-ola

From Latin -ola, -ula, feminine form of -ulus, -lus (diminutive suffix).

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-ola · suffix

  1. Latinoleum“oil, olive oil”
  2. English-ola

From Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

-ola. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ola

MLA

“-ola.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ola. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ola,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ola.

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