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aloha

/əˈloʊˌhɑ/

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What does aloha mean?

noun

  1. Good wishes, love, compassion, peacefulness and affection.
  2. An utterance of aloha (see Interjection, below).

interjection

  1. Expressing good wishes when greeting or parting from someone; hello; goodbye.
More meanings (6)

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Grant Parish, Louisiana.
  2. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Cheboygan County, Michigan.
  3. A census-designated place in Washington County, Oregon.
  4. An unincorporated community in Grays Harbor County, Washington.
  5. (historical) Acronym of Aboriginal Lands of Hawaiian Ancestry, a Hawaiian organization seeking reparations for Native Hawaiians.
  6. (historical) ALOHAnet (an early computer networking system).

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IPA pronunciation

/əˈloʊˌhɑ/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/əˈloʊ.ə/
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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!"
Richard Henry DanaTwo Years Before the MastProject Gutenberg ebook #2055