"aloha" meaning in English

See aloha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /əˈləʊ.(h)ə/ [UK], /əˈloʊˌhɑ/ [US], /əˈloʊ.ə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aloha.wav [Southern-England]
enPR: ə-lō’-(h)ə [US], ə-lō’-hä [US] Rhymes: -əʊhɑː, -əʊhə, -əʊə Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian aloha (“love”), from Proto-Polynesian *qarofa. Doublet of aroha and aropa. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|aloha||love}} Hawaiian aloha (“love”), {{der|en|poz-pol-pro|*qarofa}} Proto-Polynesian *qarofa, {{doublet|en|aroha|aropa}} Doublet of aroha and aropa Head templates: {{en-interj}} aloha
  1. (chiefly Hawaii) Expressing good wishes when greeting or parting from someone; hello; goodbye. Tags: Hawaii Categories (topical): Farewells, Greetings
    Sense id: en-aloha-en-intj-jfVhs83Y Disambiguation of Farewells: 70 15 15 Disambiguation of Greetings: 85 4 12 Categories (other): Hawaiian English

Noun

IPA: /əˈləʊ.(h)ə/ [UK], /əˈloʊˌhɑ/ [US], /əˈloʊ.ə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aloha.wav [Southern-England] Forms: alohas [plural]
enPR: ə-lō’-(h)ə [US], ə-lō’-hä [US] Rhymes: -əʊhɑː, -əʊhə, -əʊə Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian aloha (“love”), from Proto-Polynesian *qarofa. Doublet of aroha and aropa. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|aloha||love}} Hawaiian aloha (“love”), {{der|en|poz-pol-pro|*qarofa}} Proto-Polynesian *qarofa, {{doublet|en|aroha|aropa}} Doublet of aroha and aropa Head templates: {{en-noun}} aloha (plural alohas)
  1. (Hawaii) Good wishes, love. Tags: Hawaii Categories (topical): Love
    Sense id: en-aloha-en-noun-lZDkkT~u Disambiguation of Love: 5 80 15 Categories (other): Hawaiian English
  2. (Hawaii) An utterance of aloha (see Interjection, below). Tags: Hawaii
    Sense id: en-aloha-en-noun-jXw9VhWV Categories (other): Hawaiian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aloha party, aloha shirt, aloha spirit, Aloha State

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for aloha meaning in English (4.9kB)

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    {
      "word": "aloha shirt"
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    {
      "word": "aloha spirit"
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        "(Hawaii) An utterance of aloha (see Interjection, below)."
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