"hullo" meaning in English

See hullo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /hʌˈləʊ/ [UK], /həˈləʊ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hullo.wav
Head templates: {{en-interj}} hullo
  1. (UK, New Zealand) Alternative form of hello (Greeting.) Tags: New-Zealand, UK, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hello (extra: Greeting.)
    Sense id: en-hullo-en-intj-WsVSr78T Categories (other): British English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 24 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 55 23 11 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 26 8 8
  2. (UK, dated, New Zealand) Alternative form of hello (expressing puzzlement or discovery) Tags: New-Zealand, UK, alt-of, alternative, dated Alternative form of: hello (extra: expressing puzzlement or discovery)
    Sense id: en-hullo-en-intj-~IwZOvcD Categories (other): British English, New Zealand English

Noun

IPA: /hʌˈləʊ/ [UK], /həˈləʊ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hullo.wav Forms: hullos [plural], hulloes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|hulloes}} hullo (plural hullos or hulloes)
  1. (UK) Alternative form of hello Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hello
    Sense id: en-hullo-en-noun-3fgDIlBF Categories (other): British English

Verb

IPA: /hʌˈləʊ/ [UK], /həˈləʊ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hullo.wav Forms: hullos [present, singular, third-person], hulloing [participle, present], hulloed [participle, past], hulloed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} hullo (third-person singular simple present hullos, present participle hulloing, simple past and past participle hulloed)
  1. (UK) Alternative form of hello Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hello
    Sense id: en-hullo-en-verb-3fgDIlBF Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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