órale

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoɾale/ [ˈo.ɾa.le] Rhymes: -oɾale Syllabification: ó‧ra‧le === Etymology 1 === From ora (apheretic form of ahora) + le. Unrelated to the imperative órale (“pray!, say!”) in etymology 2, though perhaps influenced by it through association. Some other Mexican Spanish exhortative exclamations are proparoxytone imperative forms ending in -le (ándale, apúrale, córrele, etc.). ==== Interjection ==== órale (Mexico) let's go, come on, hurry (used to exhort) (Mexico) oh my God, wow, whoa (indicates amazement, astonishment, excitement, surprise, shock, fear) (Mexico) yes, okay, alright (indicates approbation) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== órale second-person singular imperative of orar combined with le === Further reading === “órale”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025