hola

Significado (English)

hello, hi

Synonyms

buenos días

aló

👋

dígame

diga

bueno

👍

qué tal

buenas tardes

chau

hi

saludos

como estás

ejele

entonces

tuteo amistoso

ala

🪽

quihubo

quivo

habla

eup

kaixo

wenas

quiuvo

aló

👋

habla

quihúbole

quiúbole

epa

epale

oigo

adiós

👋

ah

buenas noches

ola

👋

te amo

caramba

Hyphenated as

ho‧la

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈola/

Etymology (English)

Cognate with neerlandés: hola

Cognate with Old High German: holā

Cognate with Old High German: holōn

In summary

Probably from French holà (“hey! stop!”). This is related to greetings in Germanic cognates such as Dutch hola, Old High German holā, emphatic imperative of Old High German holōn (“to fetch, used especially in hailing a ferryman”)
The Diccionario de la lengua española compares the Germanic expressions English hello and German hallo. Also compared is Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh, “really?, by God!”), but support for this is lacking.

Frases

Las niñas fueron presentadas públicamente en la revista "¡ Hola !

The girls were publicly featured in the magazine “Hello!