órale
oh-rah-lehinterjection
Spanish & ChicanoDifficulty 1 of 3: Widely known
Definition
An all-purpose jolt: hell yes, hurry up, wow, or I hear you. The meaning is in the delivery.
In simple English: A word for yes, wow, or hurry — depending on how you say it.
Examples
Órale, let’s go before parking gets stupid.
Órale… she actually showed up.
At a glance
- Track
- Spanish & Chicano
- Region
- Statewide
- Part of speech
- interjection