aloha
[uh-loh-uh, ah-loh-hah]
- hello; greetings.
- farewell.
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- friendly; hospitable; welcoming: The aloha spirit prevails throughout the islands.
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Origin of aloha
Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1890–95
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Examples from the Web for aloha
Contemporary Examples
In the Aloha State, Obama has endorsed and cut a radio ad for Neil Abercrombie, the incumbent governor.
He spotted Nestor Gabriel Caballero Gutierrez, 39, of Aloha, Oregon, limping down the road.
Historical Examples
The orchestra had finished “Aloha Oe” and was preparing to go home.
The House of PrideJack London
The door is always open and over its lintel is 'Aloha,' which means 'Welcome.'
A Yankee in the Far EastGeorge Hoyt Allen
And "Kilauea's 'Aloha' to the Lurline" it has always been to us since.
In the Track of the TradesLewis R. Freeman
She was "My Aloha," "my dear one," to both father and mother.
Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology)W. D. (William Drake) Westervelt
Here he met his sister, Koai, but had only time to say, “Aloha oe!”
Hawaiian Folk TalesVarious
aloha
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Word Origin and History for aloha
1798, Hawaiian aloha, Maori aroha, an expression used in greeting or valediction, literally "love, affection, pity." Sometimes aloha 'oe, from 'oe "to you."
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