gayola

== English == === Etymology === From gay +‎ -ola. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -əʊlə === Noun === gayola (uncountable) (chiefly historical) The practice of American police departments extorting bribes from gay bars, especially in the 1950s and 60s, in return for not raiding them; such a bribe. == Asturian == === Alternative forms === gayuela (Cuarto de los Valles) gayuola (Tox) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡaˈʝola/ [ɡaˈʝo.la] Rhymes: -ola Syllabification: ga‧yo‧la === Etymology 1 === From gayu +‎ -ola ==== Noun ==== gayola f (uncountable) happyness, liveliness Synonyms: felicidá, allegría ===== Derived terms ===== gayoleru === Etymology 2 === Likely from Aragonese gayola from Late Latin caveola, see Spanish entry below. ==== Noun ==== gayola f (plural gayoles) (rare) prison Synonym: cárcel === Further reading === “gayola”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “gayola (noun 1)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “gayola (noun 2)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN == Spanish == === Etymology === Likely from Aragonese gayola, from Late Latin caveola, diminutive from Latin cavea (“cage”) (whence Old Spanish gabia, gavia). Compare Portuguese gaiola. Doublet of jaula, which was borrowed through French. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ola Syllabification: ga‧yo‧la === Noun === gayola f (plural gayolas) (dated) cage Synonym: jaula (colloquial) clink (prison) Synonym: cárcel (colloquial) handjob, wank === References === === Further reading === “gayola”, 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