whoa

Significat (Anglès)

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/wəʊ/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

Whoa (c. 1843) is a variant of woa (c. 1840), itself a variant of wo (c. 1787), from who (c. 1450), ultimately from Middle English ho, hoo (interjection), probably from Old Norse hó! (interjection, also, a shepherd's call). Compare German ho, Old French ho ! (“hold!, halt!”).

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