US /həˈlu/ UK /həˈluː/
intj noun verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    intj

    a shout used to attract attention or to urge on hounds

    He gave a loud halloo across the valley to summon the stragglers.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 intj · a shout used to attract... hollershouthailcallcrywhoop
Word family
Related forms hallohellohollo

Etymology

An exclamation of imitative origin used to incite hounds or attract attention, related to hollo and the later hello; partly from Old French halloer ('to pursue with shouts').

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