holla

[ hol-uh ]

/ ˈhɒl ə /

interjection

(used as an informal greeting.)

(an informal exclamation of enthusiasm, joy, etc.)

(used especially during a hunt) hallo.

Obsolete. cease! halt!

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Also hol·lo [hol-oh] /ˈhɒl oʊ/.

Origin of holla

1500–50; < Middle French hola, equivalent to ho ‘ahoy’ + la ‘there’

Words nearby holla

holism, holistic, holistic medicine, holkar state, holkham hall, holla, holland, holland finish, hollandaise sauce, hollander, hollandia

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Example sentences from the Web for hollo

The sound which elicited this exclamation was a loud "Hollo!"
The Young Miner|Horatio Alger, Jr.
And the little Ascanius whooped and hollo'd in the middle of the room.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXIX.|Various
But that only made him hollo the louder, and he holloed so loud that at last he made somebody hear.
The Flight of Pony Baker|W. D. Howells
I began to hollo desperately, calling frantically for help with such a piercing voice as I had never dreamt of possessing before.
My Friends the Savages|Giovanni Battista Cerruti

"Hollo, don't kill the fellow," exclaimed Chifney running up.
Mirk Abbey, Volume 1(of 3)|James Payn

British Dictionary definitions for hollo

hollo

holla (ˈhɒlə) or holloa (həˈləʊ)

/ (ˈhɒləʊ) /

noun plural -los, -las or -loas (-ˈləʊz)

a cry for attention, or of encouragement

interjection

a cry for attention, or of encouragement

verb

(intr) to shout

Word Origin for hollo

C16: from French holà ho there!

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