halo

Etymology
From, from , of unknown origin. The threshing floor's circular threshold or oxen walking on it in a circle gave rise to the other meanings. Used in English since 1563; the sense of light around someone’s head since 1646.

Noun

 * 1) A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
 * 2)  A cloud of gas and other matter surrounding and captured by the gravitational field of a large diffuse astronomical object, such as a galaxy or cluster of galaxies.
 * 3) Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.
 * 4)  nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
 * 5) The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.
 * 6)  The bias caused by the halo effect.
 * 7)  a circular annulus ring, frequently luminous, often golden, floating above the head
 * 8)  A circular brace used to keep the head and neck in position.
 * 9)  A rollbar placed in front of the driver, used to protect the cockpit of an open cockpit racecar.
 * 1)  a circular annulus ring, frequently luminous, often golden, floating above the head
 * 2)  A circular brace used to keep the head and neck in position.
 * 3)  A rollbar placed in front of the driver, used to protect the cockpit of an open cockpit racecar.

Translations

 * Albanian: ,
 * Arabic: هَالَة
 * Armenian:
 * Basque: halo
 * Bulgarian: ареола
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: halo
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: haloo
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:, ; auringonkehä ; kuunkehä
 * French:
 * Galician: cerco
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἅλως
 * Hindi:, , , ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Ingrian: sappi
 * Irish: bogha
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:
 * Latvian: halo
 * Lithuanian: halas
 * Navajo: bináʼástłééʼ
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: halo
 * Nynorsk: halo
 * Persian:, , شایورد
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Sanskrit:
 * Scottish Gaelic: fàinne-solais
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: хало
 * Roman:
 * Slovak: žiara
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: palaba
 * Telugu:
 * Turkish:, ,
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh: lleugylch


 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: haloo
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Italian:
 * Maori: amaia, āwheo
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: fàinne-solais
 * Turkish:
 * Welsh: lleugylch


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: glorie
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: nimbo
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:, ,
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: geislabaugur
 * Indonesian: nimbus
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Maori: āwheo
 * Marathi: तेजोवलय
 * Navajo: bináʼástłééʼ
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: glorie
 * Nynorsk: glorie
 * Persian: هاله نور
 * Polish:, , nimb,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: fàinne-solais
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: златокруг, светокруг, ореол, нимбус
 * Roman: zlatokrug,, ,
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh: eurgylch


 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Italian: ,
 * Polish:, , nimb
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:

Verb

 * 1)  To encircle with a halo.

Translations

 * Dutch: van een
 * Italian: aureolare
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:
 * Welsh: eurgylchu

Interjection

 * 1) Quiet!; Be quiet!

Etymology 2
, from.

Noun

 * 1) a pestle

Noun

 * 1) mixture

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) saliva

Etymology
For the second noun sense, the monitor lizard's timidity likened to cowardice.

Noun

 * 1) a monitor lizard
 * 2)  a cowardly tattooed man

Verb

 * 1) to mingle

Noun

 * 1) nothing

Preposition

 * 1) without

Etymology 1
.

Noun

 * 1)  (atmospheric phenomenon)

Etymology
, from, from.

Noun

 * 1)  (atmospheric phenomenon)

Etymology
From, from , itself of unknown origin.

Noun

 * 1) Similar visual effect resulting from undesirable, roughly circular spots on an imperfectly developed photograph.
 * 1) Similar visual effect resulting from undesirable, roughly circular spots on an imperfectly developed photograph.

Etymology 1
Of origin; related to 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, also to 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Usage notes
To avoid confusion with the above, the authors of the  recommend including the particle or adding a space ("ha lo").

Etymology 2
From, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) halo

Etymology
From, from , itself of unknown origin.

Noun

 * 1) Halo atmospheric phenomenon
 * 2) Similar visual effect resulting from undesirable, roughly circular spots on an imperfectly developed photograph

Noun

 * 1) hall, very large room

Etymology
Borrowed from. Compare 🇨🇬.

Interjection

 * 1) hello

Etymology
Possibly a denominal of, from the root. The syncope of the second syllable is expected, while the is unetymological and likely. Ultimately akin to.

Verb

 * 1) to breathe
 * 2) to emit, exhale, release
 * 3) to be fragrant

Noun

 * 1)  (atmospheric phenomenon)

Noun

 * 1)  (atmospheric phenomenon)

Etymology 1

 * compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, ultimately from, from.

Etymology 2
.

Interjection

 * 1) hello?
 * 2) hello?
 * 1) hello?

Noun

 * 1) publicity given to matters of little importance

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1)   atmospheric phenomenon
 * 2)   luminous disc around the heads of saints
 * 1)   luminous disc around the heads of saints

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1)   atmospheric phenomenon

Etymology 2
From.

Interjection

 * 1) (when answering the telephone) hello

Etymology 1
, from, from.

Noun

 * 1)  atmospheric phenomenon
 * 2)  nimbus around the head of a holy figure

Etymology
, from, from. Related to English and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  (atmospheric phenomenon)

Etymology 1
Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) blend; mixture
 * 2) mix
 * 3) mixing; act of mixing
 * 1) mixing; act of mixing
 * 1) mixing; act of mixing

Adjective

 * 1) mixed together

Etymology 2
, from.

Noun

 * 1) pestle

Etymology 3
.

Interjection

 * 1) hello!

Verb

 * 1) to do, to make
 * 2) to build