How the Hawaiian language influenced English with the word 'aloha'

'Aloha' is a word borrowed from Hawaiian 'aloha'. The word entered the English language some time around 1820.

aloha [interjection] [1820]

Used as a greeting or farewell

See 'aloha' on the Loan Words Map

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Etymology: Hawaiian, from 'aloha' love

See more loan words from 1800s.