Noun: aloha u'low-u or u'low,(h)aa
Usage: US, informal
- An acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye
"The Hawaiian greeted us with a cheerful 'Aloha!'";
- ciao [informal]
Usage: US, informal
- Used as a greeting
- g'day [Austral, informal], greetings, hi [informal], hello, hiya [informal], hallo, hullo, hey [informal], howdy [informal], howzit [S.Africa, informal], gidday [NZ, informal], yo [informal], wotcha [Brit, informal], wotcher [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: alohas
Type of: acknowledgement, acknowledgment
Encyclopedia: Aloha, Raffles