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You can make 5 words from hoy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of hoy

hoy ohy hyo yho oyh yoh

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Definitions and meaning of hoy

hoy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Heu or Dutch gooi.

Noun

hoy (plural hoys)

1. (nautical) A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.
   • July 1779, William Cowper, letter to the Rev. William Unwin

     The hoy went to London every week.

Derived terms

• anchor-hoy
• hoyman
• powder hoy

Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch hoi, compare ahoy.

Interjection

hoy

1. Ho!, hallo!, stop!

Derived terms

• ahoy-hoy

Verb

hoy (third-person singular simple present hoys, present participle hoying, simple past and past participle hoyed)

1. (transitive) To incite; to drive onward.

Etymology 3

Perhaps related to hoick and hoist.

Verb

hoy (third-person singular simple present hoys, present participle hoying or hoyin, simple past and past participle hoyed)

1. (Northumbria, Australia) To throw.

References

• “hoy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[2]
• Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, →ISBN
• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [3]
• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
• A List of words and phrases in everyday use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham, F.M.T.Palgrave, English Dialect Society vol.74, 1896, [4]
• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN

Anagrams

• hyo-

Gutnish

Etymology

From Old Norse hey, from Proto-Germanic *hawją.

Noun

hoy n

1. hay

Derived terms

• hoytjauk (“haystack”)

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English hoy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔj/
• Rhymes: -ɔj
• Hyphenation: hòy

Noun

hoy m (invariable)

1. (nautical) hoy (small coaster vessel)

Scots

Verb

hoy (third-person singular simple present hoy, present participle hoyin, simple past hoyed, past participle hoyed)

1. (South Scots) to throw

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish oy, from Latin hodiē. Compare Portuguese hoje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoi/ [ˈoi̯]
• Rhymes: -oi
• Syllabification: hoy

Adverb

hoy

1. today

   Synonym: hoy día

Derived terms

Further reading

• “hoy”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• “hoy” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• huy, oy, uy

Etymology

Probably a natural expression, as may be inferred from its presence with similar meaning in many other unrelated languages: English hey, Mandarin 哎 (āi), Latin eia, and Czech ahoj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoj/, [ˈhoɪ̯]

Interjection

hoy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜌ᜔)

1. (colloquial, informal) expression used to call the attention of somebody: hey!

2. (colloquial, informal) expression used as a warning or as a protest: hey!

Usage notes

• The expression hoy can be perceived as disrespectful in some contexts, especially with one's seniors or superiors. Reactions may be heard such as:

  Huwag mo akong hoy-hoyin! ― Don't call me 'hoy'!

Derived terms

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Further reading

• “hoy”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018