ho, ho, ho

See also: ho ho ho

English

Alternative forms

ho ho ho

Etymology

First attested in the mid-12th century.

Pronunciation

Audio (Southern England) (file)

Interjection

ho, ho, ho

A deep, hearty laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus.

Translations

a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus

Amharic: ሆ ፣ ሆ ፣ ሆ (ho , ho , ho)
Arabic: هو، هو، هو (hō, hō, hō)
Armenian: հո, հո, հո (ho, ho, ho)
Burmese: ဟို, ဟို, ဟို (ho, ho, ho)
Cherokee: Ꮀ, Ꮀ, Ꮀ (ho, ho, ho)
Chinese: 嚯，嚯，嚯 (huò, huò, huò), 霍，霍，霍 (huō, huō, huō)
Dhivehi: ހޮ ‎،ހޮ ‎،ހޮ (ho ‎،ho ‎،ho)
Dutch: ho, ho, ho
Finnish: ho, ho, ho
German: Ho, Ho, Ho
Greek: χο, χο, χο (el) (cho, cho, cho), χό, χό, χό (chó, chó, chó),
Hebrew: חו, חו, חו (ho, ho, ho)
Hindi: हो, हो, हो (ho, ho, ho)
Inuktitut: ᕷ, ᕷ, ᕷ (ho, ho, ho)
Japanese: ほ、ほ、ほ (ho, ho, ho)
Korean: 호, 호, 호 (ho, ho, ho)
Macedonian: хо, хо, хо (ho, ho, ho)
Polish: ho, ho, ho
Russian: хо, хо, хо (xo, xo, xo)
Spanish: jo, jo, jo
Thai: โฮโฮโฮ (ḥo ḥo ḥo), โฮ้โฮ้โฮ้ (ḥô ḥô ḥô)

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