hallo

or hul·lo

[ huh-loh ]

interjection

1. (used to call or answer someone, or to incite dogs in hunting.)

noun

, plural hal·los.

1. the cry “hallo!”
2. a shout of exultation.

verb (used without object)

, hal·loed, hal·lo·ing.

1. to call with a loud voice; shout; cry, as after hunting dogs.

verb (used with object)

, hal·loed, hal·lo·ing.

1. to incite or chase (something) with shouts and cries of “hallo!”
2. to cry “hallo” to (someone).
3. to shout (something).

hallo

/ həˈləʊ /

sentence substitute

1. a variant spelling of hello

sentence substitute

1. a variant spelling of halloo

Word History and Origins

Origin of hallo¹

First recorded in 1560–70; variant of hollo, itself variant of earlier holla, from Middle French hola, equivalent to ho “ahoy” + la “there”

Example Sentences

Patrolling the beach on Alaska’s remote Katmai coast, the white wolf came to the mouth of a creek, where freshwater fed into the salty Hallo Bay.

From National Geographic

More than 80,000 people descended last weekend on Bucharest’s Insula Ingerilor, or Angels’ Island peninsula, for the three-day West Side Hallo Fest, the largest Halloween festival in the Eastern European nation since the fall of communism.

From Seattle Times

Un estudio de la percepción del tiempo realizado durante el primer año de confinamiento en el Reino Unido halló que el 80 por ciento de los participantes reportaron percibir distorsiones en el tiempo, en distintas direcciones.

From New York Times

Hallo, I’ll be following events at Cop26 for the next couple of hours.

From The Guardian

“Hallo!” says another girl, popping up behind Hilda.

From Literature