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wallah.

A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwɑːlə//ˈwɒlə/
  1. A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah.

    India · North
  2. Ellipsis of competition wallah.

    India · North · abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · historical
  3. A guy or bloke.

    UK · slang
Where this word comes from

Either from Hindi -वाला (-vālā, “pertaining to”) or from Hindi वाला (vālā, “person in charge”).

adv/ˈwɑːlɑː//wəˈlɑː//wəllə/
  1. by God (Allah); may God be my witness. Used in making a solemn oath

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh, literally “by God”).

intj
  1. Alternative form of voilà.

    alt-of · alternative · nonstandard
Where this word comes from

A corruption of voilà.

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