wallah

/ˈwɑːlə/

nouninterjectionwal · lah

Think: a **WAL**king helper says “**ah**!”—**WAL + ah** = **wallah**.

Yes, it's wallah. Don’t add an extra **o** or **i**—it’s **wal-** + **-lah** (two L’s in the middle: wa**ll**ah).

Definitions

  1. noun(South Asia) A person associated with a particular job, service, or thing; a worker or vendor (e.g., a taxi-wallah).
  2. interjection(informal, nonstandard) Used to mean “voilà!” or “there you go,” often representing a misspelling or mishearing of voilà.

Examples

  • “The chai-wallah poured steaming tea into small cups at the station.”
  • “A newspaperwallah delivered the morning paper before sunrise.”
  • “He said “wallah!” as he revealed the finished project, though the standard spelling is “voilà.””

Synonyms

vendorsellerworkeroperatordelivery person

Translations

ES -wala (persona que se dedica a algo; p. ej., taxiwala)PT -wala (pessoa ligada a um serviço; ex.: taxiwala)FR -wala (personne associée à un service; ex. taxi-wala)

Common misspellings

walahwalllawallawalluhwallahhwal-lahwollahwallaha

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