hola
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- As they met for the first time, Maria cheerfully waved and greeted him with a warm hola.
Examples
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- Hola, hola, senor.
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Hey, Hola, Hola, Sharks, do you hear that?
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Hola, Hola, We'll be right back after the break with a look at Golden Visas.
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Hola, hola!
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When I entered the room, my friend smiled and said, hola!
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The kids ran to their teacher and shouted, "Hola, Miss Garcia!"
Synonyms
A short friendly greeting you use when you meet someone
A short shout people use to greet someone or get their attention
A friendly, informal way to say hello
An informal word people use to say hello
A short, informal shout to greet someone or get attention
A friendly greeting used to get someone's attention
A short friendly word used to greet someone or get their attention
A friendly informal way to say hello
Say a short greeting when you meet someone or answer the phone
A warm greeting that makes someone feel welcome
A friendly informal greeting to say hello
A friendly informal way to say hello
A short greeting people say when they answer the phone
A short exclamation people say to get attention or greet someone
A friendly informal greeting asking how someone is
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hola is the common Spanish greeting that simply means 'hello' and comes from old attention-calls found in many languages (you can see a similar form in Portuguese olá), so you can remember it as Spain's friendly 'hello'.