hallo

American  

[huh-loh] / həˈloʊ /

Also halloa or hullo

interjection

1. (used to call or answer someone, or to incite dogs in hunting.)

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noun

hallos plural

1. the cry “hallo!”

2. a shout of exultation.

verb (used without object)

halloed, halloing

1. to call with a loud voice; shout; cry, as after hunting dogs.

verb (used with object)

halloed, halloing

1. to incite or chase (something) with shouts and cries of “hallo!”

2. to cry “hallo” to (someone).

3. to shout (something).

hallo British  

/ həˈləʊ /

1. a variant spelling of hello

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1. a variant spelling of halloo

Etymology

Origin of hallo

First recorded in 1560–70; variant of hollo, itself variant of earlier holla, from Middle French hola, equivalent to ho “ahoy” + la “there”

Example Sentences

A spin painting that Hirst made with Bowie – Beautiful, hallo, space-boy painting – is estimated at £250,000-£350,000.

From The Guardian • Nov. 1, 2016

In their Manga suits, their moon boots, they tossed their teased doll’s hair and called, Hallo- hallo.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

But, hallo there! we shall get foul of the gunboats,—already we 've run in too close.

From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I by Lever, Charles James

As the visitors emerged from the valley there was a loud hallo from the hill-top, and a small, limping figure came hurrying down the slope.

From Treasure Valley by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller

We then turned it, and were putting Cæsar into the shafts, when, to our inexpressible delight, a loud hallo was given quite close to us.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 by Various