halala, interjection
/haˈlala/
- Origin:
- IsiXhosa, isiZuluShow more From isiXhosa and isiZulu.
a. An exclamation used to congratulate someone, honour or praise someone or something, or to express joy or celebration; ‘Bravo!’, ‘Hooray!’.
2001 Drum 31 May 40 (heading)Halala DRUM.
2021 J. Mphande in timeslive.co.za 8 July (heading)Halala! Dineo R– welcomes baby number three.
b. Used as a greeting or to welcome someone.
2012 meganshead.co.za (DSAE Corpus)Halala Siyasanda, welcome home.
2014 extraordinary.co.za (DSAE Corpus)[A]llow me to greet the people of Dunoon who are linked to us through a screen: Halala, Dunoon, halala!
An exclamation used to congratulate someone, honour or praise someone or something, or to express joy or celebration; ‘Bravo!’, ‘Hooray!’.
Used as a greeting or to welcome someone.
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