Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

huzzah

/həˈzɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: huz-zah
IPA: /həˈzɑː/

30

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Used as a call for coordinated physical effort, as in hoisting.

Dated

intj

Used as a cheer indicating exaltation, enjoyment, or approval.

Archaic; Humorous; Literary

noun

A cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event.

verb

To cheer (someone or something) with a huzzah sound.

Example Sentences

"Deposed King: 'KING KNIGHT REIGNS NO MORE? HUZZAH! NOW I CAN RULE PRIDEMOOR! HURRAH!'"
"The night that she was awakened by the loud huzzah of the Watchman on her palace roof, she thrilled with the hope that her vengeance awaited only the arrival of the propitious hour."
"Towns have been taken, and battles have been won; the mob has huzza'd round bonefires, the Stentor of the chappel has ſtrained his throat in the gallery, and the Stentor of S——m has deafned his audience from the pulpit."
"In the course of his table-talk, during the French war, the ex-chancellor once remarked that, though the Prussian people huzza'd and beclapped their great Frederick when alive, […]"

Etymology

Likely originally a hoisting cry, possibly related to hoise. Compare possibly to the cognate Swedish hissa (“to hoist; huzzah”), Spanish izar (“to hoist”) and French Ho, hisse! (“Hey, hoist!”). First attested in the 1570s.

Origin

First known use: First attested in the 1570s

Usage

Inflected Forms

huzza (alternative) huzzahs (plural) huzzahs (present, singular) huzzahing (participle, present) huzzahed (participle, past) huzzahed (past)

Synonyms

cheer on hurrah hurray acclaim acclamate applaud hail barrack beclap cheer clap encheer

Rhymes With

la ya ma ah ha da raw pa na nah sa ha-ha

Questions

How do you pronounce huzzah?: The recorded pronunciation is /həˈzɑː/.
What does huzzah mean?: Used as a call for coordinated physical effort, as in hoisting.
Where does huzzah come from?: First known use: First attested in the 1570s.

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