herro

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English

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Interjection

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herro

  1. (offensive) Pronunciation spelling of hello.

Usage notes

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Generally used in mockery of East Asians, based on a Japanese pronunciation.

Anagrams

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Old Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old High German hērro.

Noun

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hērro m

  1. master, lord

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Middle Dutch: hêre
    • Dutch: heer
    • Limburgish: hieër

Further reading

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  • hērro”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier hērōro, comparative form of hēr (gray-haired, old; noble, venerable), from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (grey; old, distinguished). Compare the same semantic development from Latin senior to Old French seignor, whence the feudal meaning was loaned to Old High German in Carolingian times.

Noun

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hērro m

  1. lord, master

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  1. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition