Word Study
holla
CIDE DICTIONARY
holla, interj. [F. hola; ho ho + là there, fr. L. illac that way, there. Cf. Hollo.].
Hollo. [1913 Webster]
holla, v. i.
See Hollo, v. i. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
holla, int., n., & v.
--int. calling attention.
--n. a cry of 'holla'.
--v. (hollas, hollaed or holla'd, hollaing)
1 intr. shout.
2 tr. call to (hounds).
--int. calling attention.
--n. a cry of 'holla'.
--v. (hollas, hollaed or holla'd, hollaing)
1 intr. shout.
2 tr. call to (hounds).
Etymology
F hol{agrave} (as HO, l{agrave} there)
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