herro

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English

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Interjection

herro

  1. (offensive) Pronunciation spelling of hello.

Usage notes

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

Anagrams

Old Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old High German hērro.

Noun

hērro m

  1. master, lord

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Descendants

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

Further reading

  • hērro”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

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Etymology

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

hērro m

  1. lord, master

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References

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