Hallo

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  • interjection. A variant of hello
  • interjection. A cry of surprise.
  • n. The cry "hallo!"
  • n. A shout of exultation.
  • v. To shout, or to call with a loud voice.
  • v. To chase while shouting "hallo!"
  • v. To cry "hallo" (to someone).
  • v. To shout (something).
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • An exclamation used to call attention: same as hello, hullo, now more common colloquially, and as halloo, which differs more in pronunciation and use. See hello and halloo.
  • To call or shout to; incite with cries.
  • Word Usage
    "The first tentative explanation of the origin of hallo connected the English word with French au loup, au loup, the cry heard in the chase for setting dogs on the wolf."
    Verb Form
    helloed    helloes    helloing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    greeting    salutation   
    Cross Reference
    Greetings    greeting   
    Variant
    halloo    holloo   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    holla    hi    what's the craic    hiya    howzit    hey    howdy    how's it going    hallo    g'day   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Au    Beau    Bio    Bo    Bordeaux    Boudreaux    Bow    Cloe    Co    Cousteau