viva

Pronunciation
Interjection

Noun

Etymology 1
Borrowed from and.

Interjection

 * 1) Long live ... ! (used to express acclaim or support).

Verb

 * 1)  To cheer, applaud

Noun

 * 1) A shout of applause.

Etymology 2
Shortened from, for “live voice”

Noun

 * 1) An oral examination, typically for an academic qualification.

Verb

 * 1)  To subject to an examination of this kind.

Adjective

 * 1) alive
 * 2)  lively
 * 3)  live

Interjection

 * 1) hooray!
 * 2) long live ... !
 * 3) three cheers for ... !

Noun

 * 1) hooray

Interjection

 * 1) hooray!
 * 2) three cheers for ...!
 * 3)  hello!, hi!
 * 4) bless you!
 * 1) bless you!
 * 1) bless you!

Usage notes
Used as a general exclamation of honor, as in “¡Viva México!”, “¡Viva España!” Usually rendered as “long live”, though used more generally than people, as in the informal,. Cognate to 🇨🇬 (and 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬), of identical usage. See the following examples



Quotations

 *  – traditional independence day cry
 * ¡Vivan los heroes que nos dieron patria! ¡Viva!
 * ¡Viva Hidalgo! ¡Viva!
 * ¡Viva Morelos! ¡Viva!
 * ¡Viva Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez! ¡Viva!
 * ¡Viva Allende! ¡Viva!
 * ¡Vivan Aldama y Matamoros! ¡Viva!
 * ¡Viva nuestra independencia! ¡Viva!
 * ¡Viva México! ¡Viva!
 * ¡Viva México! ¡Viva!
 * ¡Viva México! ¡Viva!

Verb

 * 1)  to cut up