hourra

French

Etymology

Of exclamatory origin, first attested 1694 as houzaye. Compare English huzzah, heeze (“to hoist”), hurrah.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

hourra

1. hurrah

Noun

hourra m (plural hourras)

1. hurrah

Further reading

• “hourra”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.