hola

[oh-lah]

interjection

Spanish.

1. hi; hello: We can stop by my friend’s party tonight and just say hola.

   Hey, hola, how are things?

   We can stop by my friend’s party tonight and just say hola.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hola¹

From Spanish

Example Sentences

Iglesias and Kournikova are “overjoyed,” according to Hola!

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The author appeared in the pages of Spanish gossip magazine Hola after he left his wife of 50 years in 2015 to be with Spanish-Filipino socialite Isabel Preysler, the mother of popular Latin singer Enrique Iglesias.

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“Hola, caballero,” Pérez says to Lira.

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He is the author of ”Hola Papi: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons,” based on his advice column.

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“Hola,” said Walker, who identifies as Hispanic, continuing the conversation in Spanish.

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