huh

Significado (English)

  1. Used to express doubt or confusion.
  2. Used to express amusement or subtle surprise.
  3. Used to reinforce a question.
  4. (slang) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.
  5. (informal) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.
  6. (informal) Used to create a tag question.
  7. Representing the sound of heavy breathing.
  8. Representing a chuckling sound.
  9. A kiai, shouted as a limb is swung in attack.

Frecuencia

A1
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/hʌ/
Etymology (English)

In summary

Attested from circa 1600. Compare Dutch hè (“huh”).

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