olay

/ˈəʊleɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

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noun

palm leaves, prepared for being written upon with a steel-tipped stylus

Countable; Uncountable

"In the Peninsula of India, the Olay are prepared from the leaves of the palmyra palm."

From Tamil ஓலை (ōlai).

olays (plural) ola (alternative) ollah (alternative) ollay (alternative)

olé

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How do you pronounce olay?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈəʊleɪ/.

What does olay mean?

palm leaves, prepared for being written upon with a steel-tipped stylus

Where does olay come from?

From Tamil ஓலை (ōlai).

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