"halloa" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /hɛˈloʊ/ [US]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} halloa
  1. A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention to something or to incite; a shout.
    Sense id: en-halloa-en-intj-BtEiifwH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Verb

IPA: /hɛˈloʊ/ [US] Forms: halloas [present, singular, third-person], halloaing [participle, present], halloaed [participle, past], halloaed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} halloa (third-person singular simple present halloas, present participle halloaing, simple past and past participle halloaed)
  1. (intransitive) To utter an exclamation of "halloa". Tags: intransitive Related terms: hallo, halloo, hello
    Sense id: en-halloa-en-verb-4G7kIpCU

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for halloa meaning in English (1.8kB)

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