uau

See also: ŭaŭ

Italian

Alternative forms

• uao

Etymology

• Transliteration of English wow

Interjection

uau

1. wow

Further reading

• uau in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈwaw/ [ˈwaʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈwaw/

• Rhymes: -aw

Etymology 1

From English wow.

Interjection

uau!

1. wow (exclamation of amazement)

   Synonym: (Brazil) nossa

Etymology 2

From Hebrew וי״ו (vav).

Alternative forms

• waw

Noun

uau m (plural uaus)

1. vav (name of the Hebrew letter ו)

Etymology 3

From Arabic وَاو (wāw).

Alternative forms

• waw

Noun

uau m (plural uaus)

1. waw (name of the Arabic letter و)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English wow.

Interjection

uau

1. wow

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwau/ [ˈwau̯]
• Rhymes: -au
• Syllabification: uau

Interjection

¡uau!

1. wow (exclamation of amazement)