DictionaryRoot: hollo
English

hollo

to shout

1 / 1
Latina adult cups hands and shouts across noisy playing field.
verb / noun

holler

HAH-ler/ˈhɑːlər/

A loud shout or call.

Etymology

Hollo was a shout used especially to call hunting hounds. Holler preserves that loud calling sense and belongs to the same family of attention-getting cries as hello.

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