arré

A form of arrey — Expressing surprise or alarm; hey.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. IndiaalternativeAlternative form of arrey.

    ‘Nay, I cannot move another step,’ he howled. ‘I am old and my turban is lost. Arré! Arré!’

    1893, Rudyard Kipling, “In the Rukh”, in Many Inventions, London: Macmillan and Co., page 206
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APA

arré. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arr%C3%A9

MLA

“arré.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arr%C3%A9. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arré,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arr%C3%A9.

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