órale

See also: orale

Spanish

Etymology

From ora, Aphetic form of ahora + le. Some other Mexican Spanish exclamations used to exhort are proparoxytone imperative forms ending with -le (ándale, apúrale, córrele, etc.).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈoɾale/ [ˈo.ɾa.le]
  • Rhymes: -oɾale
  • Syllabification: ó‧ra‧le

Interjection

órale

  1. (Mexico) let's go, come on, hurry (used to exhort)
  2. (Mexico) oh my God, wow (indicates amazement, astonishment, excitement, surprise, shock, fear)
  3. (Mexico) yes, ok, alright (indicates approbation)

Verb

órale

  1. second-person singular imperative of orar combined with le

Further reading
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