uau

See also: ŭaŭ

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Interjection

uau

  1. wow

Further reading

  • uau in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈwaw/ [ˈwaʊ̯]

  • Rhymes: -aw

Etymology 1

From English wow.

Interjection

uau!

  1. wow (exclamation of amazement)
    Synonym: (Brazil) nossa

Etymology 2

From Hebrew וי״ו (vav).

Alternative forms

Noun

uau m (plural uaus)

  1. vav (name of the Hebrew letter ו)

Etymology 3

From Arabic وَاو (wāw).

Alternative forms

Noun

uau m (plural uaus)

  1. waw (name of the Arabic letter و)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English wow.

Interjection

uau

  1. wow

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwau/ [ˈwau̯]
  • Rhymes: -au
  • Syllabification: uau

Interjection

¡uau!

  1. wow (exclamation of amazement)
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