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hol·la
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Princeton's WordNet
bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowlnoun
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
"his bellow filled the hallway"
Wiktionary
hollaverb
To shout out or greet casually.
hollainterjection
A general what's up statement.
Etymology: From holler
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hollainterj.
A word used in calling to any one at a distance.
Etymology: hola, French.
List, list! I hear
Some far off hollow break the silent air. John Milton.To Hollaverb
To cry out loudly.
Etymology: from the interjection.
But I will find him when he lies asleep,
And in his ear I’ll holla, Mortimer! William Shakespeare, Henry IV.What halloing and what stir is this to-day? William Shakespeare.
To Hollaverb
To cry out loudly.
Etymology: from the interjection.
But I will find him when he lies asleep,
And in his ear I’ll holla, Mortimer! William Shakespeare, Henry IV.What halloing and what stir is this to-day? William Shakespeare.
Webster Dictionary
Holla
hollo
Hollaverb
see Hollo, v. i
Etymology: [F. hola; ho ho + l there, fr. L. illac that way, there. Cf. Hollo.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Holla
hol′a, Hollo, Holloa, hol′ō, or hol-lō′, interj. ho, there! attend! (naut.) the usual response to 'Ahoy!'—n. a loud shout.—v.i. to cry loudly to one at a distance. [Fr. holà—ho and là—L. illac, there; the other forms are due to confusion with halloo.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
holla
An answer to any person calling from a distance, to show they hear. Thus, if the master intends to give any order to the people in the main-top, he previously calls, "Main-top, hoay." It is also the first answer received when hailing a ship. (See HAILING and HOAY.)
Rap Dictionary
hollanoun
See holler.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of holla in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of holla in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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