aleluya

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin alleluia, from Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ‎.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aleˈluʝa/, [a.leˈlu.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /aleˈluʝa/, [a.leˈlu.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aleˈluʃa/, [a.leˈlu.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aleˈluʒa/, [a.leˈlu.ʒa]

Interjection

aleluya

1. hallelujah

Noun

aleluya m or f (plural aleluyas)

1. (cry of) hallelujah

Further reading

• “aleluya” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.