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👋 A greeting 📣 A loud call 🗣️ To shout
hallo

hallo

1 7.8
A loud call to get someone's attention from a distance
  • noun
  • /həˈloʊ/
  • UK
translation icon : grito
  • The little girl waved and called out hallo to her father in the park.

Examples

Synonyms

shout
vshallo
162 1.0

A loud cry to get attention or show strong feeling

is the distant attention call focused on distance rather than emotion
bellow
vshallo
20 4.6

A very loud deep shout like a lion's roar

is the distant attention call but less animal-like and more human
ahoy
vshallo
14 8.5

A shout sailors make to greet or get attention at sea

is the general distant attention call, not restricted to nautical use
bellowing
vshallo
4 5.9

A very loud deep shout like an animal's roar

is the distant attention call used by people, not an animal roar
hoy
vshallo
  • Archaic
3 9.9

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

is the current loud distant attention call rather than archaic usage
hullo
vshallo
  • UK
1 8.6

A friendly greeting used to get someone's attention

is the loud distant attention call rather than a simple greeting
hey
vshallo
  • Informal
1 4.4

A short shout used to get someone's attention

is the distant attention call emphasizing distance, not casual 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
hollering
vshallo
  • Informal
5.9

A very loud shout that sounds like an animal call

is the general distant call, not specifically animal-like or rough

How Loud

scream
596 1.0
yell
75 1.0
shout
162 1.0
hallo
  • UK
1 7.8
call
301 1.0
murmur
36 4.1
to whisper
586 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.