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hoplaa

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Found in many European languages; compare Swedish hoppla, German hoppla, Italian oplà, French oup-là (earlier houp-là), English hoopla. Probably ultimately onomatopoeic, albeit the exact language of origin is not certain.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhoplɑː/, [ˈho̞plɑ̝ː]
  • Rhymes: -oplɑː
  • Hyphenation(key): hop‧laa

Interjection

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hoplaa

  1. hup (to a horse, etc.)
  2. upsadaisy (to a child)