olha

See also: olhá and ôlha

Galician

Verb

olha

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of olhar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Latin olla

Spanish ollabor.

Portuguese olha

Borrowed from Spanish olla (“pot; stew”), from Latin olla (“pot; jar”).

Alternative forms

• ôlha (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ʎɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ʎɐ/

• Rhymes: -oʎɐ
• Hyphenation: o‧lha

Noun

olha f (plural olhas)

1. a stew prepared with meat, chickpeas, peas and other vegetables
2. (obsolete) a type of large, earthenware pan

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ʎɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ʎɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɔʎɐ
• Hyphenation: o‧lha

Verb

olha

1. inflection of olhar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “olha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “olha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026