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tra-la

[ trah-lah ]

noun

  1. nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.


tra-la

/ ˌtrɑːlɑːˈlɑː; ˌtrɑːˈlɑː /

noun

  1. a set of nonsensical syllables used in humming music, esp for a melody or refrain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tra-la1

First recorded in 1815–25
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Example Sentences

"Tra-la, tra-la-la-la-la," chirped he, softly and contentedly.

It'll be tra-la-la for yours, if last night's a fair sample uh what yuh expect to do with the blue roan.

Tra-la-la-la-la-la—he could hear a woman's voice singing scales inside, the same thing over and over again.

And off he goes to supper, singing “Tra-la-la, lambkins, we must live!”

The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra la,” Eleanor returned saucily, “have nothing to do with the case.

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