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Word entry · 5 letters

aloha

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"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
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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

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