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• /huːt/
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• Australian: /hʉːt/
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• Australian: [hïɯt]
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• rhymes with -uːt
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• CMU ARPABET: HH UW1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English houten, huten, hoten, of North Germanic origin, from or related to Old Swedish huta (“to cast out in contempt”), related to Middle High German hiuzen, hūzen (“to call to pursuit”), Swedish hut! (“begone!”, interjection), Dutch hui (“ho, hallo”), Danish huj (“ho, hallo”).

A variant of utu (influenced by etymology 1), borrowed from Māori utu (“payment, revenge, payback”).

94 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: дюдюкане (djudjukane) — derisive cry or shout
• Finnish: pilkkahuuto — derisive cry or shout
• Finnish: buuaus — derisive cry or shout
• French: huées — derisive cry or shout
• German: Johlen — derisive cry or shout
• German: Gejohle — derisive cry or shout
• Irish: faíreach — derisive cry or shout
• Russian: ги́канье (gíkanʹje) — derisive cry or shout
• Russian: улюлю́канье (uljuljúkanʹje) — derisive cry or shout
• Russian: у́ханье (úxanʹje) — derisive cry or shout
• Spanish: ululato — derisive cry or shout
• Spanish: grito — derisive cry or shout
• Spanish: chillo — derisive cry or shout
• Bulgarian: ухане (uhane) — cry of an owl
• Catalan: xut — cry of an owl
• Dutch: oehoe — cry of an owl
• Dutch: roep — cry of an owl
• Esperanto: ululo — cry of an owl
• Finnish: huhuilu — cry of an owl
• French: hululement — cry of an owl
• French: ululement — cry of an owl
• German: Schrei — cry of an owl
• German: Ruf — cry of an owl
• German: Geschrei — cry of an owl
• German: Heulen — cry of an owl
• Ancient Greek: κικκαβαῦ (kikkabaû) — cry of an owl
• Hungarian: hu — cry of an owl
• Italian: ululo — cry of an owl
• Māori: koukou — cry of an owl
• Māori: whero — cry of an owl
• Māori: terekou — cry of an owl
• Polish: pohukiwanie — cry of an owl
• Russian: у́ханье (úxanʹje) — cry of an owl
• Spanish: ululato — cry of an owl
• Spanish: grito — cry of an owl
• Spanish: chillo — cry of an owl
• Swedish: ho — cry of an owl
• Tagalog: wahu — cry of an owl
• Ukrainian: у́хання (úxannja) — cry of an owl
• Dutch: giller — fun event, blast
• Dutch: grapjas — fun event, blast
• German: Spaßveranstaltung — fun event, blast
• German: Spaßmacher — fun event, blast
• Spanish: pera — fun event, blast
• Spanish: polla — fun event, blast
• Spanish: risión — fun event, blast
• Spanish: bacilón — fun event, blast
• Spanish: bacilongo — fun event, blast
• Spanish: vacilón — fun event, blast
• Spanish: vacil — fun event, blast
• Spanish: vacile — fun event, blast
• Spanish: vacilada — fun event, blast
• Bulgarian: дюдюкам (djudjukam) — To cry out or shout in contempt
• Finnish: buuata — To cry out or shout in contempt
• French: huer — To cry out or shout in contempt
• Irish: bí ag faíreach — To cry out or shout in contempt
• Japanese: 野次る (yajiru) — To cry out or shout in contempt
• Latin: cano — To cry out or shout in contempt
• Russian: ги́кать (gíkatʹ) — To cry out or shout in contempt
• Russian: улюлю́кать (uljuljúkatʹ) — To cry out or shout in contempt
• Russian: у́хать (úxatʹ) — To cry out or shout in contempt
• Bulgarian: ухам (uham) — To make the cry of an owl
• Catalan: esgaripar — To make the cry of an owl
• Czech: houkat — To make the cry of an owl
• Dutch: oehoeën — To make the cry of an owl
• Esperanto: ululi — To make the cry of an owl
• Finnish: huhuilla — To make the cry of an owl
• French: hululer — To make the cry of an owl
• French: ululer — To make the cry of an owl
• French: bubuler — To make the cry of an owl
• French: boubouler — To make the cry of an owl
• German: rufen — To make the cry of an owl
• Hungarian: huhog — To make the cry of an owl
• Latin: cucubo — To make the cry of an owl
• Māori: koukou — To make the cry of an owl
• Māori: peho — To make the cry of an owl
• Māori: pehopeho — To make the cry of an owl
• Polish: pohukiwać — To make the cry of an owl
• Polish: hukać — To make the cry of an owl
• Russian: у́хать (úxatʹ) — To make the cry of an owl
• Spanish: ulular — To make the cry of an owl
• Swedish: hoa — To make the cry of an owl
• Tagalog: wumahu — To make the cry of an owl
• Ukrainian: у́хати (úxaty) — To make the cry of an owl
• Ukrainian: пугу́кати (puhúkaty) — To make the cry of an owl
• Dutch: uitjouwen — To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts
• Dutch: uitjoelen — To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts
• French: huer — To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts
• French: railler — To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts
• German: johlen — To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts
• Dutch: toeteren — To sound the horn of a vehicle
• Dutch: claxonneren — To sound the horn of a vehicle
• Dutch: trompen — To sound the horn of a vehicle
• German: hupen — To sound the horn of a vehicle