Asere from the Efik-language (of Nigeria). A greeting of the Afro-Cuban which means, "I salute you"; "I hail you"; "I greet you"
In the present
day, it is a common greeting among Cubans. Meaning friend,
buddy,
homie, dude, etc.
¿Que bola, asere? "How's it going,
buddy?"
The bolá within ¿Que bola? Is from the Igbo-
language (of eastern Nigeria). This derives from an Igbo greeting given in the morning "Ibola" The literal meaning of bola is "have you woken?" but is used to say "
good morning"