"hola" meaning in English

See hola in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈoʊlɑː/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -əʊlə Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish hola. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|es:hola|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "hola", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "hola", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="hola"> Borrowed from Spanish hola.
  1. (informal) Hello, hi, hey. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-hola-en-intj-1ktiP0EM Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English greetings, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 18 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Pages with 18 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 18 entries: 7 7 9 10 5 7 0 0 0 1 7 7 5 6 6 0 0 0 0 8 6 7 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 9 10 5 6 0 0 0 2 7 7 5 6 6 0 0 0 0 8 6 7 0 0
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    ]
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        "1": "en",
        "2": ":bor",
        "3": "es:hola",
        "text": "+",
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      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Spanish hola.",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
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        {
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        },
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        },
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        },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Hello, hi, hey."
      ],
      "id": "en-hola-en-intj-1ktiP0EM",
      "links": [
        [
          "Hello",
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        ],
        [
          "hi",
          "hi"
        ],
        [
          "hey",
          "hey"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Hello, hi, hey."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈoʊlɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊlə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hola"
}
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  ],
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    [
      "hola",
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    ]
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    {
      "args": {
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Spanish hola.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "English entries referencing missing etymons",
        "English entries with etymology texts",
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        "English interjections",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms borrowed from Spanish",
        "English terms derived from Spanish",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 18 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "Rhymes:English/əʊlə",
        "Rhymes:English/əʊlə/2 syllables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Hello, hi, hey."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Hello",
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        ],
        [
          "hi",
          "hi"
        ],
        [
          "hey",
          "hey"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Hello, hi, hey."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈoʊlɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊlə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hola"
}

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