aloha

əˈloʊhɑ

Definition

Definition of aloha - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

greetingHawaiian greeting or farewell

They exchanged aloha as they met at the beach..

goodbye

hello

culturegood wishes or love in Hawaiian culture

They shared their aloha with everyone they met.

farewell

greeting

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Expressions with aloha

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aloha party

party with a Hawaiian theme

The office hosted an aloha party with leis and hula dancing.

aloha shirt

brightly colored collared shirt with floral or Polynesian patterns

He wore an aloha shirt to the beach party.

Origin of aloha

Hawaiian, aloha (love, peace)

Examples of aloha in a sentence

She waved and said aloha as the boat departed.
Their aloha was evident in their warm hospitality.
Aloha was exchanged as they parted ways.

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French:aloha, ...
German:Aloha, ...
Italian:aloha, ...
Spanish:aloha, afecto, ...
Portuguese:olá, ...
Chinese:夏威夷问候语, ...
Japanese:アロハ, 愛, ...
Arabic:أَلُوهَا, تحية هاواي التقليدية, ...
Hebrew:אַלוֹהָה, בְּרָכָה הַוַּאיָאנִית, ...
Russian:алоха, ...
Ukrainian:алоха, любов, ...
Hindi:अलोहा, प्रेम, ...
Bengali:আলোহা, ...
Catalan:aloha, afecte, ...
Czech:aloha, láska, ...
Danish:aloha, ...
Dutch:aloha, ...
Greek:αλόχα, αγάπη, ...
Hungarian:aloha, szeretet, ...
Khmer:ពាក្យសួរសុខទុក្ខ ឬពាក្យលាគ្នារបស់ជនជាតិហាវ៉ៃ, ពាក្យសម្តែងការជូនពរ សេចក្តីស្រឡាញ់ និងស្មារតីរាក់ទាក់ក្នុងវប្បធម៌ហាវ៉ៃ, ...
Korean:알로하, ...
Persian:آلوها, محبت هاوایی, ...
Polish:aloha, ...
Portuguese (BR):olá, ...
Romanian:salut hawaian, dragoste, ...
Swedish:aloha, ...
Thai:สวัสดี, อโลฮา, ...
Turkish:merhaba, aloha, ...
Vietnamese:xin chào, aloha, ...

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