"hollo" meaning in English

See hollo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: See halloo, and compare holla. Etymology templates: {{m|en|halloo}} halloo, {{m|en|holla}} holla Head templates: {{en-interj}} hollo
  1. (dated) Hey, hello Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-hollo-en-intj-jL3DN9Jn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23
  2. (UK, dated) hello (expressing puzzlement or discovery) Tags: UK, dated
    Sense id: en-hollo-en-intj-wZp4YMSu Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: holler, holla, holloa, hollow, hulloa

Noun

Forms: hollos [plural]
Etymology: See halloo, and compare holla. Etymology templates: {{m|en|halloo}} halloo, {{m|en|holla}} holla Head templates: {{en-noun}} hollo (plural hollos)
  1. A cry of "hollo"
    Sense id: en-hollo-en-noun-YQX978Eb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: holler, holla, holloa, hollow, hulloa

Verb

Forms: holloes [present, singular, third-person], holloing [participle, present], holloed [participle, past], holloed [past]
Etymology: See halloo, and compare holla. Etymology templates: {{m|en|halloo}} halloo, {{m|en|holla}} holla Head templates: {{en-verb|~es|~ing|~ed}} hollo (third-person singular simple present holloes, present participle holloing, simple past and past participle holloed)
  1. To cry "hollo"
    Sense id: en-hollo-en-verb-n0jrrMl2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: holler, holla, holloa, hollow, hulloa

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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