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arhoolie

arhoolie is the alternative form of arwhoolie.

Meaning of arwhoolie

Noun

arwhoolie (plural arwhoolies)

  1. A slow, introspective African-American song type that has its origin in solo work songs, featuring a meandering melody, irregular rhythms, and various forms of wordless vocalization.
    Synonyms:
    field holler

Forms of arhoolie

pluralarhoolies

Questions about arhoolie

What is arhoolie the alternative form of?
Arhoolie is the alternative form of arwhoolie.

Words near arhoolie in the dictionary

  1. arhinencephalia
  2. arhinencephaly
  3. arhinia
  4. arhizomatous
  5. arhizotonic
  6. arhoolie
  7. arhoolies
  8. Arhuaco
  9. Arhuacos
  10. arhynchobatid
  11. arhythmia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: arhoolie (page history and authors); arwhoolie (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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