holla

See also: hollá and höllä

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɒlə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɑlə/

Etymology 1

Interjection

holla

  1. Alternative form of hollo
    • 1828, The Lairds of Fife (page 163)
      Holla, there! Holla, there, I say! What the devil are you about with my master's box-coat?

Verb

holla (third-person singular simple present hollas, present participle hollaing, simple past and past participle hollaed)

  1. Alternative form of hollo

Etymology 2

From holler

Verb

holla (third-person singular simple present hollas, present participle hollaing, simple past and past participle hollaed)

  1. (colloquial) To shout out or greet casually.
Derived terms

Interjection

holla

  1. (colloquial) what's up; a greeting
  2. (African American Vernacular) used to express interest in a woman

Anagrams

Irish

Noun

holla

  1. h-prothesized form of olla
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