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Wallah vs Walla - What's the difference?

wallah | walla |

As nouns the difference between wallah and walla

is that wallah is a servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah while walla is an alternative form of lang=en.

As an interjection wallah

is misspelling of voilĂ |lang=en.

wallah

English

Etymology 1

Either from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (India) A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah .
  • * 1931 , George Orwell, A Hanging
  • Kindly take one of my cigarettes, sir. Do you not admire my new silver case, sir? From the boxwallah, two rupees eight annas.
  • (British, slang) A guy or bloke.
  • Derived terms
    * boxwallah, boxwalla * punkahwallah

    Etymology 2

    Interjection

    (head)
  • References

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    walla

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)