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haro.

cry for help

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

intj/a.ʁo/

  1. cry for help

  2. cry of a huntsman to excite the hounds

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French haro, from Old French haro, harou, from Frankish *harot, *hara (“here; hither”), akin to Old High German herot (“here; hither”), Old Saxon herod (“here; hither”), Middle Dutch hare (“here”) and English harrow.

noun/a.ʁo/

  1. hue (cry)

    masculine · uncountable

  2. outcry, public warning, mass denunciation

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French haro, from Old French haro, harou, from Frankish *harot, *hara (“here; hither”), akin to Old High German herot (“here; hither”), Old Saxon herod (“here; hither”), Middle Dutch hare (“here”) and English harrow.

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