hoa

See also: HOA

Contents

English

Interjection

hoa

1. (obsolete) ho; hey; a call for attention
   • David Garrick

     Hoa, who is within here?

Anagrams

• AHO, Hao, OHA, hao, hào

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hoa f

1. singular definite of ho
2. singular definite of hoe

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Rapa Nui

Noun

hoa

1. friend

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Tahitian

Noun

hoa

1. friend
2. headache

References

Sven Wahlroos (2002) English–Tahitian, Tahitian–English Dictionary, First edition, Honolulu: The Mā'ohi Heritage Press, →ISBN p.588

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 花.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waː˧˧]

Noun

(classifier bông, đoá) hoa

1. a flower

   Synonym: bông

Derived terms

• hoa bia
• hoa lá
• pháo hoa
• vòi hoa sen

 

Adjective

hoa

1. capital, upper case

   Antonym: thường

   • 1936, Vũ Trọng Phụng, chapter 1, in Số đỏ (in Vietnamese), Hà Nội báo:

     Ấy là một cuộc tình duyên, với, hơn nữa – theo lối gọi của những ông làm báo – một cuộc tình duyên của Bình dân (chữ B hoa).

     Theirs was a love affair, and what is more – in the words of journalists – a love affair of the People (with a capital P).

Derived terms

• chữ hoa

Noun

hoa

1. (card games) a suit

See also