aloha
/əˈloʊˌhɑ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.09 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Good wishes, love, compassion, peacefulness and affection.
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An utterance of aloha (see Interjection, below).
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Acronym of Aboriginal Lands of Hawaiian Ancestry, a Hawaiian organization seeking reparations for Native Hawaiians.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "When I got back to Hawaii, a feeling of aloha flooded me, and my anxiety vanished."
- "Traveling as the princess regent with a retinue that included Princess Ruth and Queen Kapi‘olani, Lili‘u was welcomed by enormous crowds and lavish outpourings of aloha, as her subjects clasped her knees and kissed her hands and feet to show their reverence."
- "Uncle Onio exemplifies aloha by sharing his broad knowledge of Hawaiian culture and weaving techniques."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *qaləp Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan Proto-Oceanic *qalopan Proto-Polynesian *qarofa Hawaiian alohabor. English aloha Borrowed from Hawaiian aloha (“love”), from Proto-Polynesian *qarofa. Doublet of aroha and aropa.
Word Breakdown
- Root: *qarofa, aloha
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈloʊˌhɑ/
- British English: /əˈləʊ.(h)ə/
Usage
- American usage