hoi
Significado (Inglés)
- (Netherlands, informal) A greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence, comparable to English hey, hi
- (Netherlands, informal) A farewell acknowledging someone's departure, comparable to English goodbye, bye
- (dated) An exclamation of joy.
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Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ɦɔi̯/
Etimología (Inglés)
In summary
Possibly a spontaneous alteration of the interjection ho. The use as a joyful exclamation is attested from the 16th century; use as an informal greeting appears only in the 20th century. Another possibility is the borrowing from English ahoy or Middle English hoy; See also ahoi.
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