"eh" meaning in Spanish

See eh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈe/, [ˈe]
Rhymes: -e Head templates: {{head|es|interjection}} eh
  1. hey! (used to call, draw attention, warn or reprehend) Synonyms: hey, ey
    Sense id: en-eh-es-intj-TTnrMC7T
  2. uh, um (space filler in a conversation, expression of hesitation or pause in speech) Synonyms: este
    Sense id: en-eh-es-intj-NAptSVN9
  3. huh? Synonyms: qué
    Sense id: en-eh-es-intj-ku2zzpxv
  4. okay? (asking for confirmation) Synonyms:
    Sense id: en-eh-es-intj-Q5iU2tS2 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 6 19 14 34 27
  5. eh? huh? right? (tag question)
    Sense id: en-eh-es-intj-s2NfYGWL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ah, hala, oh
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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "eh",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ah"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hala"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "oh"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hey! (used to call, draw attention, warn or reprehend)"
      ],
      "id": "en-eh-es-intj-TTnrMC7T",
      "links": [
        [
          "hey",
          "hey"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hey"
        },
        {
          "word": "ey"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "uh, um (space filler in a conversation, expression of hesitation or pause in speech)"
      ],
      "id": "en-eh-es-intj-NAptSVN9",
      "links": [
        [
          "uh",
          "uh"
        ],
        [
          "um",
          "um"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "este"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "huh?"
      ],
      "id": "en-eh-es-intj-ku2zzpxv",
      "links": [
        [
          "huh",
          "huh"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "qué"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 19 14 34 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "okay? (asking for confirmation)"
      ],
      "id": "en-eh-es-intj-Q5iU2tS2",
      "links": [
        [
          "okay",
          "okay"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sí"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "eh? huh? right? (tag question)"
      ],
      "id": "en-eh-es-intj-s2NfYGWL",
      "links": [
        [
          "eh",
          "eh#English"
        ],
        [
          "huh",
          "huh"
        ],
        [
          "right",
          "right"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "e"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "he"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eh"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 21 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for inflections in Zou entries",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/e",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/e/1 syllable",
    "Spanish 1-syllable words",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish interjections",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with homophones"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "eh",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ah"
    },
    {
      "word": "hala"
    },
    {
      "word": "oh"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hey! (used to call, draw attention, warn or reprehend)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hey",
          "hey"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hey"
        },
        {
          "word": "ey"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "uh, um (space filler in a conversation, expression of hesitation or pause in speech)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "uh",
          "uh"
        ],
        [
          "um",
          "um"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "este"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "huh?"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "huh",
          "huh"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "qué"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "okay? (asking for confirmation)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "okay",
          "okay"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sí"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "eh? huh? right? (tag question)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "eh",
          "eh#English"
        ],
        [
          "huh",
          "huh"
        ],
        [
          "right",
          "right"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "e"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "he"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eh"
}

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