arrey
UK/ˈʌɹ.əɪ/
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India/əˈreː/
arrey interjection: expressing surprise or alarm; hey.
Interjection
- Expressing surprise or alarm; hey.
- ‘Nay, I cannot move another step,’ he howled. ‘I am old and my turban is lost. Arré! Arré!’1893, Rudyard Kipling, “In the Rukh”, in Many Inventions, London: Macmillan and Co., page 206
- The dhoti-clad Indian mystic's anger simmered, dangerously close to exploding. 'Arrey! This is just not done in our Indian culture!'2007, Sonja Chandrachud, The Potion of Eternity
Proper noun capitalized: Arrey
Arrey (countable and uncountable, plural Arreys)
- A surname from Catalan.
- A census-designated place in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States.
Forms of arrey
| Interjection | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | arré |
| alternative form | arre |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Arreys |
Origin of arrey
Borrowed from Catalan Arrey.
Questions about arrey
- What does arrey mean?
- Arrey means expressing surprise or alarm; hey.
- What part of speech is arrey?
- Arrey can be an interjection or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce arrey?
- Arrey is pronounced /əˈreː/ (India).
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