alalà

See also: alala, Alala, alalá, and ʻalalā

Italian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλαλά (Alalá), from ἀλαλή (alalḗ, “loud cry, battle cry”). Compare Koine Greek ἀλαλάζω (alalázō, “to vociferate, wail, clang”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.laˈla/*
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧là

Interjection

alalà

  1. a form of war cry
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