olâ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ola"

Macanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese aollar. By surface analysis, ólo + .

Verb

olâ

  1. to see
    Synonym:
    oclo pa olâglasses to see with
    olâ?Did you see? Understood?
  2. to look
    Synonym:
    feo olâit doesn't look good (literally, “ugly to look”)
    Olâ bêm-fêto!
    Take a good look! Look well!
    Olâ olâ sabe ia
    One look and you'll know right away
  3. to watch
    olâ pinturato watch a movie

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with óla (palm leaf) or olá (hello).
  • Seemingly much more commonly used than .
  • feo olâ may be a partial derivation from Cantonese 難睇难睇 (naan4 tai2).

References

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