ululoo

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A form of ullaloo — lamentation; coronach

Scrabble 6

Meanings

nounululoo (plural ululoos)

plural ululoos

  1. alternativeAlternative form of ullaloo.

    [A] hired mourner, the Irish "Keener" at the conclamatio or coronach, where the Hullabaloo, Hulululu or Ululoo showed the survivors' sorrow.

    1885, Richard F. Burton, chapter XXX, in The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, volume I, The Burton Club, page 311 footnote

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APA

ululoo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ululoo

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“ululoo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ululoo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ululoo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ululoo.

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