- hilloa
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/hi loh"/, interj., n., pl. hilloas, v.i., v.t., hilloaed, hilloaing.hallo.
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hilloa — hil·loa … English syllables
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hallo — /heuh loh /, interj., n., pl. hallos, v., halloed, halloing. interj. 1. (used to call or answer someone, or to incite dogs in hunting.) n. 2. the cry hallo! 3. a shout of exultation. v.i. 4. to call with a loud voice; shout; cry, as after hunting … Universalium
hello — 1883, alteration of HALLO (Cf. hallo), itself an alteration of HOLLA (Cf. holla), hollo, a shout to attract attention, which seems to go back to at least c.1400. Perhaps from holla! stop, cease. OED cites O.H.G. hala, hola, emphatic imperative of … Etymology dictionary
