Etymology

oo

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Today it means: (Ω, ω) The Greek letter omega. Full definition →

First used 14th–16th c.Hawaiian ʻōʻō
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oo · noun1

Representation of a long-o sound.

oo · noun2

  1. Hawaiian · borrowed fromʻōʻō
  2. English todayoo

From Hawaiian ʻōʻō, resembling its call.

oo · interjection3

See ooh.

Words from the same roots

Hawaiianʻōʻō all →

First known use, by meaning

  • 14th–16th c. (Ω, ω) The Greek letter omega.
  • from 19th c. Any of four Hawaiian birds of the genus Moho, formerly classed with the honeyeaters and now believed to be extinct.

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