Aloha

Pronunciation

• UK enPR: É™-lō’-(h)É™, IPA: /əˈləʊ.(h)É™/
• US enPR: É™-lō’-hä, IPA: /əˈloÊŠËŒhÉ‘/, /əˈloÊŠ.É™/

Origin

From Hawaiian aloha ("love"), in turn from Proto-Polynesian *qarofa when using it as a greeting it can mean "hello" or "good-bye", also "I love you". The reply is "Aloha (iā) 'oe".

Interjection

1. hello
2. goodbye

Full definition of aloha

Noun

1. an utterance of aloha

Derived terms

• aloha shirt
• aloha spirit
• Aloha State