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👋 A greeting 📣 A loud call 🗣️ To shout
hallo

hallo

3 7.8
A loud call to get someone's attention from a distance
  • noun
  • /həˈloʊ/
  • UK
: grito
  • The little girl waved and called out hallo to her father in the park.

Examples

Synonyms

shout
vshallo
85 1.0

A loud cry to get attention or show strong feeling

is the distant attention call focused on distance rather than emotion
hoy
vshallo
  • Archaic
8 9.9

A loud old-fashioned call to get someone's attention

is the current loud distant attention call rather than archaic usage
hey
vshallo
  • Informal
7 4.4

A short shout used to get someone's attention

is the distant attention call emphasizing distance, not casual greeting
ahoy
vshallo
6 8.5

A shout sailors make to greet or get attention at sea

is the general distant attention call, not restricted to nautical use
bellow
vshallo
5 4.6

A very loud deep shout like a lion's roar

is the distant attention call but less animal-like and more human
hollering
vshallo
  • Informal
4 5.9

A very loud shout that sounds like an animal call

is the general distant call, not specifically animal-like or rough
bellowing
vshallo
3 5.9

A very loud deep shout like an animal's roar

is the distant attention call used by people, not an animal roar
hullo
vshallo
  • UK
2 8.6

A friendly greeting used to get someone's attention

is the loud distant attention call rather than a simple greeting
halloo
vshallo
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A loud shout to call dogs in a hunt or get someone's attention

is the general distant attention call rather than a hunting signal
loud holler
vshallo
  • US
1 4.1

A very loud shout to show strong feeling or get attention

is the neutral distant attention call, not always emotional
holloa
vshallo
  • Archaic
9.9

A loud shout to get attention from far away

is the broad distant attention call, not tied to animals specifically

How Loud

scream
267 1.0
yell
38 1.0
shout
85 1.0
hallo
  • UK
3 7.8
call
113 1.0
murmur
30 4.1
to whisper
549 1.0

Surface Forms

hallo singular
hallos plural

Etymology

Hallo as a noun comes from an old hunting shout like halloo and the French holà ('stop there'). So a hallo is a loud shout you make to attract attention from a distance.