English

Alternative spellings
hurray
hurrah

Etymology
First attested circa w:17th century|17th century, alteration of huzzah. This is however questionable. Another plausible etymology is from Mongolian war cry ���а (urra), which made its way to Slavic languages as ��а (urá) in 12-13 century, and later to the Ger. languages: hurra in German, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian.

Pronunciation
audio|en-uk-Hooray.ogg|Audio (UK)
:rhymes|eɪ

Interjection
en-intj

1. Used to express approval, joy or victory.

Translations
trans-top|elated expression of approval
Finnish: hurraa
French: hourra !
Hebrew: !���� (heidad), (fakkay)
Icelandic: húrra!
Japanese: ���� (yatta)
Korean: ��! (manse)
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Polish: hura
Russian: ��а (urá)
Spanish: ¡hurra!, ¡viva!
Ukrainian: �лава
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Noun
en-noun

1. A shout to signify victory.
2. An expression of excitement.

Verb
en-verb

1. To shout an expression of excitement.

Synonyms
hurrah

ru:hooray
vi:hooray
tr:hooray
zh:hooray

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