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Olé. ¡Ole! or ¡olé! is a Spanish interjection used to cheer on or praise a performance, especially associated with the audience of bullfighting and flamenco dance. The word is also commonly used in many other contexts in Spain, and has become closely associated with the country; therefore it is often used outside Spain in cultural ...
Olé, Olé, Olé. " Olé, Olé, Olé " is a chant used in sport. The chant is based on the Spanish interjection "Olé" used to signify approval by the spectators in bullfighting; however, the chant is not used in Spain. The popular version of the "Olé, Olé, Olé" chant was first used in a 1985 song written by the Belgians Roland Verlooven and ...
Concha (lit.: " mollusk shell" or "inner ear") is an offensive word for a woman's vulva or vagina (i.e. something akin to English cunt) in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Mexico. In the rest of Latin America and Spain however, the word is only used with its literal meaning.
Órale is a common interjection in Mexican Spanish slang. [ 1] It is also commonly used in the United States as an exclamation expressing approval or encouragement. The term has varying connotations, including an affirmation that something is impressive, an agreement with a statement (akin to "okay"), or to signify distress. The word's origin ...
The origins of the word predate the 1778 arrival of Captain James Cook, as recorded in several chants stemming from that time. [4] [5] The term was generally given to people of European descent; however, as more distinct terms began to be applied to individual European cultures and other non-European nations, the word haole began to refer mostly to Americans, including American Blacks (who ...
ole: small or little Latin -olus, suffix to form a diminutive of the noun arteriole: olig-having little, having few Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olígos), few oligotrophy: om(o)-shoulder Greek ὦμος (ômos), shoulder omoplate-oma (singular), -omata (plural) tumor, mass, fluid collection
flamenco dancer (male, female), as opposed to 'bailarin', which is any other dancer. baile. flamenco dance; other (non-flamenco) types are referred to as 'danza'. baile de mantón. a dance with a shawl. balanceo y vaivén. swaying of the body and hips. Balanceo is gentle; vaiven is violent. bamberas.
Latinos have grown up hearing someone be called "negrita" or "negrito," but the Spanish term, a diminutive of Black, stirs debate over whether it's a term of endearment or a legacy of a racist past.