First Known Use: 1820
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aloha
interjection alo·ha \ə-ˈlō-ˌ(h)ä, ä-, -(h)ə\
—used in Hawaii to say hello or goodbye
Full Definition of ALOHA
—used as a greeting or farewell
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Origin of ALOHA
Hawaiian, from aloha love
Rhymes with ALOHA
abaca, Abdullah, Adana, agora, ahimsa, Antalya, assignat, Astana, Aymara, baccarat, baklava, Bogotá, brouhaha, cervelat, coup d'état, Cumaná, Delacroix, entrechat, feria, guarana, haftarah, haniwa, Heredia, inshallah, Kashiwa, koruna, Kostroma, la-di-da, ma-and-pa, Machida, Malinois, Mardi Gras, Masséna, Modena, moussaka, Oshawa, pakeha, panama, Panama, Paraná, parashah, pas de trois, persona, pietà, podesta, polenta, polynya, port de bras, reseda, rufiyaa, Shangri-la, tempura, ulema, usquebaugh
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