Crossword Path

Find words for crosswords, Scrabble and word games

Word entry · 5 letters

aloha

Best crossword clue

"Hawaiian greeting"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /əˈləʊ.(h)ə/Part of speech nounSorted aahloStarts with AEnds with A1 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2L3O4H5A

Definitions

  1. an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian)

Word origin

Borrowed from Hawaiian aloha (“love”), from Proto-Polynesian *qarofa. Doublet of aroha and aropa.

Used in a sentence

  • When I got back to Hawaii, a feeling of aloha flooded me, and my anxiety vanished.
  • Uncle Onio exemplifies aloha by sharing his broad knowledge of Hawaiian culture and weaving techniques.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01Hawaiian greeting5 letters

Not quite right?

"Search similar patterns."

A____

Related words