different between hooray vs hoorah

English

Alternative forms

• hurray, hurrah, huzzah, hoorah

Etymology

Unknown, first attested in the late 17th c. Possible etymologies:

• Alteration of huzzah. This is however questionable.
• From hurra in German, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian, húrra in Icelandic, hoera in Dutch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h???e?/
• Rhymes: -e?

Interjection

hooray

1. Used to express approval, joy or victory.

Synonyms

• (expression of approval): see Thesaurus:well done
• (expression of joy): see Thesaurus:yay

Derived terms

• hip hip hooray
• hip hip hurrah

Translations

Noun

hooray (plural hoorays)

1. A shout to signify victory.
2. An expression of excitement.

Translations

Verb

hooray (third-person singular simple present hoorays, present participle hooraying, simple past and past participle hoorayed)

1. To shout an expression of excitement.

Synonyms

• hurrah

Translations

Anagrams

• yarooh

English

Interjection

hoorah

1. Alternative spelling of hurrah

Noun

hoorah (plural hoorahs)

1. Alternative spelling of hurrah

Verb

hoorah (third-person singular simple present hoorahs, present participle hoorahing, simple past and past participle hoorahed)

1. Alternative spelling of hurrah

Anagrams

• oohrah