hello (redirected from hullos)

hel·lo  (h-l, h-)

interj.

Used to greet someone, answer the telephone, or express surprise.

n. pl. hel·los

A calling or greeting of "hello."

intr.v. hel·loed, hel·lo·ing, hel·loes

To call "hello."

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[Alteration of hallo, alteration of obsolete holla, stop!, perhaps from Old French hola : ho, ho! + la, there (from Latin illc, that way).]

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hello, hallo or hullo

interj

1. an expression of greeting or surprise

2. a call used to attract attention

Noun

pl -los

the act of saying `hello' [French holà]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hello - an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos" hi, howdy, hullo, how-do-you-do greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

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hello

interjection hi, (informal) greetings, how do you do?, good morning, good evening, good afternoon, welcome, kia ora N.Z. gidday or g'day Austral., N.Z.

Translations

hello [həˈləu] excl → ¡hola!;

(surprise) → ¡caramba!;

(TEL) → ¡dígame! (esp SP); ¡aló! (LAM)

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hello [həˈləu] excl → bonjour!;

(to attract attention) → hé!;

(surprise) → tiens!

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hello [həˈləu] excl → hallo;

(expressing surprise) → nanu, he

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hello [həˈləu] excl → buon giorno!; ciao! (to sb one addresses as "tu");

(surprise) → ma guarda!