English

Interjection

hola

1. (informal) hello, hi, hey

Anagrams

• halo, HALO

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.la/

Interjection

hola

1. hello, hi

Catalan

Catalan phrasebook

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Pronunciation

• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɫə/, /ˈoɫə/
• (Western) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɫa/, /ˈoɫa/

Etymology

From Spanish hola

Interjection

hola

1. hello, hi

Dutch

Pronunciation

Interjection

hola

1. hallo, hoi

Anagrams

• halo

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈho.la/

Interjection

hola

1. hey, oi.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.la/

Noun

hola f ‎(plural holas)

1. Mexican wave (a phenomenon at sports events)

Anagrams

• halo

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːla/
• Rhymes: -ɔːla

Noun

hola f ‎(genitive singular holu, nominative plural holur)

1. a hole, a cavity

   Tannlæknirinn fann holu í jaxlinum mínum.‎

   The dentist found a cavity in my molar.

Declension

Verb

hola ‎(weak verb, third-person singular past indicative holaði, supine holað)

1. (governs the accusative) to hollow, to hollow out

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• hola að innan ‎(“to hollow out”)

Ido

Ido phrasebook

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Etymology

From Spanish hola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈho.la/

Interjection

hola

1. hello, hi

Antonyms

• chao

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɔl̪ˠə]

Noun

hola m

1. h-prothesized form of ola

Spanish

Spanish phrasebook

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Etymology

Unknown. Hola is etymologically related to the Germanic expressions hello in English and hallo in German.^[1]Hola is related to other European greetings such as Old High German halā, holā, emphatic imperative of halōn, holōn ‎(“to fetch, used especially in hailing a ferryman”)^[2] or French holà ‎(“whoa there!”), from French là ‎(“there”). All of these expressions come from various transformations of the latin word illac, meaning "there". ^[3] The popular theory of "hola" originating from Arabic وَٱللّٰه ‎(wal-lāh, “really?, by God!”) is today discredited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.la/
• Homophone: ola

Interjection

¡Hola!

1. hello, hi

References

1. ↑ http://lema.rae.es/drae/?val=hola
2. ↑ http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/83587#eid2235595
3. ↑ http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/87735?redirectedFrom=hol%C3%A0#eid