Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun, interjection
- hello; greetings.
- farewell.
adjective
- friendly; hospitable; welcoming: The aloha spirit prevails throughout the islands.
noun, sentence substitute
1798, Hawaiian aloha, Maori aroha, an expression used in greeting or valediction, literally “love, affection, pity.” Sometimes aloha ‘oe, from ‘oe “to you.”