HOW TO PRONOUNCE
aloha
/əˈloʊˌhɑ/
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What does aloha mean?
noun
- Good wishes, love, compassion, peacefulness and affection.
- An utterance of aloha (see Interjection, below).
interjection
- Expressing good wishes when greeting or parting from someone; hello; goodbye.
More meanings (6)
proper noun
- An unincorporated community in Grant Parish, Louisiana.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Cheboygan County, Michigan.
- A census-designated place in Washington County, Oregon.
- An unincorporated community in Grays Harbor County, Washington.
- (historical) Acronym of Aboriginal Lands of Hawaiian Ancestry, a Hawaiian organization seeking reparations for Native Hawaiians.
- (historical) ALOHAnet (an early computer networking system).
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈloʊˌhɑ/
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When I came into the oven he looked at me, held out his hand, and said, in a low voice, but with a delightful smile, "Aloha, Aikane! Aloha nui!"