yola

See also: Yola and þola

English

Etymology

Northern California slang, said to be from a blend of Spanish yo and hola.[1]

Noun

yola (uncountable)

  1. (US, slang, California, MLE) cocaine
    • 1997, Rap Pages (volume 6, issues 1-5)
      From servin' yola and mobbin' in drop tops to gangsta tales and flat-out Westside anthems, it doesn't take much thought as to whom the target audience is […]
    • 2004, Lil' Jon and the East Side Boyz (Jonathan Mortimer Smith), Grand Finale (rap song)
      We yayo experts, we been whippin' the yola / Since the crackas decided to take the coke from Coca-Cola.
    • 2006, E-40 (Earl Stevens), White Gurl (rap song)
      Ooh I throw the yola in the pot, let it simmer and bake / Add a li'l bakin' soda, make it foam like aftershave.

References
  1. Baron, D. (2009). A Better Pencil: Readers, Writers, and the Digital Revolution. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, p. 205

Anagrams

Azerbaijani

Noun

yola

  1. dative singular of yol (“road, path”)

Spanish

Etymology

From French yole.

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝola/ [ˈɟ͡ʝo.la]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃola/ [ˈʃo.la]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒola/ [ˈʒo.la]

  • Rhymes: -ola
  • Syllabification: yo‧la

Noun

yola f (plural yolas)

  1. yawl; small boat with oars and sail

Further reading

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Etymology

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Verb

-yola?

  1. (intransitive) to be pleasant

Inflection

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Yola

Alternative forms

Etymology

From yole.

Adjective

yola

  1. old
    • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:
      Yola zong.
      An old song.

References
  • Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 80
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