alalà

See also: alala, Alala, alalá, and ʻalalā

Italian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλαλά (Alalá), from ἀλαλή (alalḗ, “loud cry, battle cry”). Compare Koine Greek ἀλαλάζω (alalázō, “to vociferate, wail, clang”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.laˈla/^*
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: a‧la‧là

Interjection

alalà

1. a form of war cry