hevva
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Cornish hevva, a contracted form of the Old Cornish hedva, from Welsh hedfa (meaning swarming, flocking), from Welsh haid, a swarm.
Interjection
[edit]hevva
- (Cornwall) Cry raised when a shoal of pilchards is sighted, signalling for fisherman to man their boats.