hola
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7.9
- proper noun
- Literature
:
¡Hola!
- "Hola, chica, you finally remembered you got family."
- Hola, Guzmán
- Hola, and Ros
- Hola, and Ros 1999
Examples
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"Hola," she said, extending her hand toward the man as if she had just been introduced.
Fiction book (1991) -
He waved at his friends and shouted, "Hola, everyone!"
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Carson called out, "Hey! Hola!"
Fiction book (2001) -
"Hola, Pete!" Grandpapa called as he stepped out of the car.
Fiction book (1997) -
"Hola, Inez!" she called loudly.
Fiction book (1993) -
As a trio of boys darted from the nearby alley, one of the men called out to one of them, "Hola, Chico!"
Fiction book (1996) -
Hola, Senorita Knowland.
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She had been known as a gregarious woman who, they said, greeted them with shouts of "Hola, vecina"—
Blog text (19) -
As she walked into the room, she greeted everyone with a cheerful hola.
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When I answered the phone, the caller excitedly said, "Hola! It's been a while!"
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hola is the name of a Spanish weekly magazine, and the title is simply the greeting hola ('hello'), used as a warm 'hello' to readers.