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haro

haro interjection: an exclamation of distress; alas.

Interjection

  1. (obsolete) An exclamation of distress; alas.
  2. (Channel Islands) A call for help, a demand for protection against harm, or for assistance to arrest an adversary.

Proper noun capitalized: Haro

Haro

  1. A surname.

Origin of haro

See harrow or haro. The claim has been made that the word is from Old French haro, harou, from two words, "Ha" and "Rollo", referring to Duke Rollo of Normandy; his name became well known as a cry for justice and was later shortened to "Haro." -"The Little Duke", Charlotte Young, 1955

Words formed from haro

Questions about haro

What does haro mean?
Haro means an exclamation of distress; alas.
What part of speech is haro?
Haro can be an interjection or a proper noun.

Words near haro in the dictionary

  1. harnpan
  2. harnpans
  3. harns
  4. harnt
  5. harnts
  6. haro
  7. Haroian
  8. Haroians
  9. Harold
  10. Harold Holt
  11. Harold Holted

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