ha-ha

== English == === Etymology 1 === Imitative. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːhɑː/, /hɑːˈhɑː/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑˌhɑ/, /ˌhɑˈhɑ/ Rhymes: -ɑːhɑː, -ɑː ==== Interjection ==== ha-ha An approximation of the sound of laughter. ===== Alternative forms ===== ha ha haha ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== hehe ho, ho, ho tee hee ==== Noun ==== ha-ha (plural ha-has) A laugh. Something funny; a joke. ==== Verb ==== ha-ha (third-person singular simple present ha-has or ha-ha's, present participle ha-haing or ha-ha'ing or ha-ha-ing, simple past and past participle ha-haed or ha-ha'd or ha-ha'ed or ha-ha-ed) To laugh. === Etymology 2 === From French haha, supposedly from ha! as an expression of surprise. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːhɑː/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑˌhɑ/ ==== Noun ==== ha-ha (plural ha-has) (architecture) A ditch with one vertical side, acting as a sunken fence, designed to block the entry of animals into lawns and parks without breaking sightlines. ===== Alternative forms ===== har-har ===== Translations ===== === Further reading === ha-ha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === ah-ha == Finnish == === Etymology === Reduplication of ha. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑˌhɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝ˌhɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑ Syllabification(key): ha‧ha Hyphenation(key): ha‧ha === Interjection === ha-ha ha-ha, haha (onomatopoeic representation of laughter) === Anagrams === ahah == Hokkien ==